Team Superstar: Anna Fitzpatrick

anna fitzpatrickAnna has had alopecia since the age of seven, and began her modeling career at the age of fourteen.  She is currently represented by the '62 Models and Talent' agency.  Clearly more than just a beautiful face, she was also the co-host of the music program "Beauty and the Beats", and will soon be hosting a fashion program on AltTV in her native New Zealand.  Here is a lovely pic of Anna at a recent fashion event.  The New Zealand Herald did a nice story on her, and as young as she is, we are sure to be hearing more from her in the years to come.

Team Superstar: Pierluigi Collina

pierluigi collinaThe most remarkable thing about Pierluigi's alopecia is how unremarkable it is.  Widely regarded as the best soccer referee in the world, his alopecia (which developed when he was 24) is mentioned only in passing in articles about him.  Then the reporter gets right back the superlatives that have defined his extraordinary career.  He is hugely famous in Europe, and often referred to as a sex symbol.  You can read this older London Observer article, or this newer one on SportsIllustrated.com.  You can also visit Mr. Collina's website.

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Being a kid is hard enough, but being a kid with alopecia can be down-right difficult.  Fortunately there are some fantastic organizations that offer support, friendships, and fun to kids who are dealing with this disease.  There is the Children's Alopecia Project (the photo at left is from their camp), the I'm a Kid Foundation, and Locks of Love.  There are cool dolls for kids of all ages, as well as web sites and coloring books.
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You are our parents, our spouses, our SO's, our families, and our friends.  Without you, this could all be so much more dificult. So let's say the most important thing right off the bat... Thank you, gracias, merci, bless you, you rock!  However you like to hear it, that's how we mean it.  Sometimes in dealing with our own issues, we can forget that our alopecia can be hard an you too.

As you've come here in the first place you've demonstrated your concern and affection for your loved one.  And we might well imagine that you would like to gain more understanding and insight itno this mystifying condition of their's.  There is a lot of information on this site, with links all over the place to finding out more ways to understand and help the person in your life that is dealing with this disease. 

Please register with this site, and spend some time on our Forums.  There is a special area reserved just for you. You can meet other Cheerleaders and exchange ideas and suggestions.  We know that our disease can be especially hard on the parents of kids and teenagers

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, and we hope that you will find some gratification in being able to help each other, and to help the young ones in your lives.

 

And please take some time to visit the other areas of this site.  The Reviews section can help you to decide what products and treatments might be helpful to your child, spouse or friend.  And if your loved one has been recently diagnosed, you''ll likely find some helpful and informative links in our Rookies section.  Our Research Department works hard to keep abreast of the latest science on alopecia, and the In The News category has some great stories featuring alopecia from media outlets around the world.

Well that's just a sampling of what we have to offer you, there is still a lot for you to discover on your own.  We thank you for taking the time to visit the site, and for caring about us alopecians enough to do some research and digging on your own. 

Really, you can't know how much you mean to us.  Thank you!

 

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