Dear Alopecia Friends,
My name is Kim Guerin. I am a 52 year old wife and mom of two teenage boys, and I developed alopecia universalis a year ago.
Last September, over a few short weeks, I experienced clumps of hair coming out in the shower, eyebrows and eyelashes thinning and then disappearing. I had numerous bald spots that were so big they could no longer be hidden. Eventually, I looked in the mirror and did not recognize myself. For months, I cried. Every. Single. Day. This disease completely shattered my self-esteem….for a while. But now, I am accepting my changed appearance. This is Me! “To be beautiful means to be yourself.”
Bald is STRONG. Bald is BRAVE. Bald is HOPE. Bald is BEAUTIFUL.
With so much support and now with acceptance for the new me, I decided to do something about alopecia. I signed up to Walk For Alopecia™. I am sharing my alopecia universalis experience with family and friends and the response has been incredibly uplifting and very joyful. I set a modest fundraising goal and surpassed that goal, then raised my goal and have now surpassed this goal. I am completely blown away by all the generous donations made to support my fundraising efforts for NAAF’s Walk For Alopecia™ campaign. I am feeling empowered and supported by participating in this walk and I am now, more than ever, determined to spread awareness, raise funds and help others understand that alopecia is more than just hair loss.
If you want to see my walk team, KG Team, you can check it out here: https://support.naaf.org/team/523671
If you are looking for a way to be involved, I encourage you to get involved this September during Alopecia Areata Awareness month. Also If you want to register, please click here: www.naaf.org/walk or do something you love in your community! I promise it will be rewarding and people will see you as you are, brave and beautiful.
With Compassion and Love,
Kim
Kim Guerin