Tags: alopecia

eMPower Congratulates Joanna Rowsell on Her Olympic Triumph!

Could anyone fail to have been moved to tears when Alopecia sufferer Joanna Rowsell proved it was still possible to go for (and get) gold, having suffered from repeat and devastating hair loss since the age of 11? Said Joanna on BBC's Daybreak: 'I've a… more »

Alopecia Summer Camp Documentary

A BBC documentary 'Crowning Glory' is set to be screened later this year following a summer camp in the north of England for youngsters with alopecia. The brainchild of Darren and Anne-Marie Payne, whose seven year old daughter Katelyn has suffered rec… more »

Sue's Story

Sue B is a cancer nurse who is in a better position than most to advise cancer sufferers about how to deal with their hair loss, for Sue herself has suffered from devastating alopecia since the age of ten. Here is her story.I was 10 years old when I… more »

Should Sufferers Ever Accept Hair Loss?

  This week's Daily Mail Femail Magazine featured the story of alopecia sufferer Pam Glasse My Hair Was The Part Of Me I Loved The Most - Then It All Fell Out Overnight Naturally my heart went out to her as it does to all fellow hair loss sufferers a… more »

I Can Holiday Again and Actually Go Out of the Hotel Room!!!

Looking at old family photos the other day with my daughter, I found my self feeling a bit apprehensive. I had not looked at these memories for years, but the first thing that came to mind was seeing myself as "I used to be." That is, without my current… more »