Acceptance

So, I log into Facebook and see that a high school acquaintance has updated her profile picture. She’s bald and beautiful! She goes on to explain that she has Alopecia and has finally decided to cut her hair and embrace her condition. I found this so courageous and inspirational!

I have Hashimoto’s Disease which causes me to lose my hair. Well, actually, it’s probably more from the side effects of Synthroid. It eventually grows back but over the past three years the growth has been thinner and thinner. I thought about shaving my head back in 2008. Now I have this new sense of inspiration to embrace the fact that I am slowing losing my hair and just shave it off. I don’t even want to wear a wig. I’ll just be bald and beautiful!

I sent her a message. It turns out that she also lives in the Atlanta area so we’re going to get together to chat about her journey. Spirit is awesome. You never know why people are in your lives. I see this as part of my journey of recovery and learning to accept life on life’s terms. So, today, I am taking the first step and sharing this with a few people. So far the response has been awesome! It is truly a blessing to know that there are people who love you for you.