Imagine within just weeks losing every bit of hair... all over. It's unpredictable and it happens. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that can have a devastating affect on self-image, especially women's. Bald Girls Do Lunch is the only nonprofit created specifically to help women cope, gain confidence and feel a sense of community. Learn more...
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In 2008 the news releases were afire including coverage on the network morning talk shows that a baldness cure was “right around the corner” courtesy of the start-up Follica using a novel scientific discovery by Dr. George Cotsarelis at UPenn. Standing by our advice then, we still say “Don’t hold your breath.”
So a woman with alopecia universalis in the eastern US held a shave-your-head fundraiser with some guy friends last month and donated about $1,000 raised to an old organization charged with the mission to do research on causes and cures of alopecia.
All I can say is this : Does she realize that not one cent of the funds donated to research will help a woman with alopecia today? Not a penny.
And does she understand how far that same $1000 if used for Bald Girls Do Lunch would go in changing the lives of hundreds of women with alopecia? and inspire the little girls who look up to us today? ( ie discussion lunches, beauty workshops, educational materials, real-time online support and Bigs & Littles events just to name a few activities)
Research can be worthwhile. But we have our work cut out for us when women with alopecia areata don’t support programs that directly improve the lives of women with alopecia areata. For a long time, research used to be the only outlet for donating money to support the cause of alopecia. That’s no longer the case with the creation of BGDL and another organization we love, CAP - Children’s Alopecia Project
What do you think? Please send me your comments: thea@baldgirlsdolunch.org
And if you do donate to research, also click here to help women today. Thank you.
What??? That easy? This is a no-brainer. No long forms to fill out.
Extend your magazine subscriptions, get new or order gifts. Use this link and every order brings a donation to BGDL. Very quick. Very easy. Think of all the birthdays, thank yous, anniversaries, and ‘just because’ people on your list.
Look at these savings: Architectural Digest 67% off store price; Sports Illustrated 64%; Vogue 58%; Golf 73%; Elle Decor 80%…..and so many more titles are available.
With this handy toolbar, your regular online shopping generates a donation to BGDL and you do absolutely nothing extra. (You can even hide the toolbar and it still works)
Use this link today to get our new tool. And thank you very much for helping us grow and reach more women in more places faster.
The Gold Triangle 2010 winners were announced today by the American Academy of Dermatology.
For the second year in a row, BGDL is a winner..actually this year it’ll be two Gold Triangle awards in the category of community health organizations. Winners are selected for educating and increasing awareness of a skin disease and the role of dermatology for patients and the public.
First, for “www.baldgirlsdolunch.org”, our ever evolving website and photo gallery.
Second, for “The Beauty Event”, March 2009 in Larchmont, NY with the Bobbi Brown makeup artists of Neimans at The Westchester.
“This event was the most rewarding, life changing experience for the makeup artists. It’s amazing to take your profession and be able to affect lives in an event driven by passion and not by sales. As a team we had a greater feeling of accomplishment than with our usual work for strictly superficial cosmetic needs. Treating each individual took on extra special meaning that day. Someone said: ‘I look so beautiful I don’t want to wash my face.’” - Jill K Imbrogno, Bobbi Brown acct mgr/ Neimans, White Plains, NY
Holiday time for many means friends and family gathering round. This season, you might be new to alopecia. Or, maybe it’s resurfaced. Or, maybe you’ve decided to take a new approach and let others in a bit more about what this condition is and isn’t.
Our BGDL appearance on the TODAY show can help. Just send the link around or click, sit back and enjoy yourself. There are millions of us. Often hiding in plain sight. All around the world.
I love my BGDL Make-up!!!! - AF, Israel
“I love my BGDL brow set with powder, brush and sealer. My eyebrows look natural and I never need to re-apply during the day. Even after a rigorous aerobic workout they are perfectly set, and as a fitness instructor with “all eyes on me” this is extremely important. I feel entirely confident and having that peace of mind is just as essential as the aesthetic outcome of the product. My friends tell me that my brows look full and natural. Thank you!” - S, Alopecia 6 months
“I have found it works great over a tattoo. It gets rid of the grayish/bluish color that a lot of permanent make-up gets after a while….I use it to make by brows lighter than they are naturally as it goes better with the lighter hair I wear. I recommend it to my customers.” - D, Alopecia 15 years
Note from BGDL.…..new projects for 2010 include an online make-up store for your convenience. Till then? brows@baldgirlsdolunch.org . All proceeds support the growth of our community and outreach to alopecian women everywhere.
Just over 20 years ago (1988) the Canadian Veterinary Journal published the report of alopecia areata in a Holstein cow.
Join BGDL founder Thea Chassin and the Arizona Alopecia Divas for their “Diva Relax Treat” for the holiday season.
Dolce Salon & Spa: 6166 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ
Call Yvonne to RSVP before December 15 (602) 315-7024.
Then go to www.Dolcesalonspa.com: sign up for the VIP LIST and purchase your gift card with the promo code “Holiday Gift Card Promotion”. The same savings will be available for purchase day of the event, too.
Style, warmth and fashion, too, for the prettiest alopecian look.
For inspiration, check out this season’s cashmere and wool Newsboy hat from Juicy Couture.
Chase is donating much needed funds to individual charities in the Chase Community Giving program.
Please vote for us!! and send the link to friends and family everywhere.
We’ve got a spot for you at the table as we meet up in Pittsburgh, PA. Here are the details.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Viginia…..women are coming from the region.
And remember….it’s eat, talk, share. With hair. Without hair. And any growth in between. Come as YOU like.
Come to talk or come to listen. We’re fun and the camaraderie can’t be beat.
RSVP a must: info@baldgirlsdolunch.org or 800.578.5332
I look forward to meeting you!
-Thea
Please make every gift count this holiday season.
More than 1,300 top stores including Amazon, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Apple, Gap and more will donate a percentage of virtually every sale to nonprofits like Bald Girls Do Lunch.
Just go to GoodShop.com, designate Bald Girls Do Lunch as the cause you support and then click over to your favorite store. You pay nothing extra - and you can even save money as GoodShop lists thousands of money-saving coupons and free shipping offers. Or, add the toolbar to your browser at http://www.goodsearch.com/
..and creates the Liv dolls with removable hair wigs. How’s that for a teaching moment. Taking your hair on and off is cool! http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_39/b4148066771166.htm
Topical tacrolimus (Protopic) has FDA approval and is commonly used for dermatitis and psoriasis. It’s action on T-cells (types of white blood cells known as lymphocytes) made it a natural for trials on alopecia areata patients, AA also being a T-cell mediated condition. Dr. Kevin McElwee summarizes the results on an AA study and describes where research might next look to further test its effectiveness. Read more…..
It’s in. It’s hip. And it works with wigs. Your bangs (”fringes” in the UK).
Bangs are not a one size fits all situation. They can make or break the look of your wig. Done right, they’ll raise your style quotient and self confidence. Discuss carefully with your stylist. Bangs photo gallery.
Patti B. from Shoemakersville, PA
Congratulations and best wishes to Patti on her new wig and photo shoot graciously donated for our raffle by Diahna Husbands of DiahnaLynn.com.
A special thank you to each and every woman (you know you who are!) who supported BGDL through entries.
-Thea
Highlights for BGDL in Silver Spring, MD 11/1/09 . Mix and mingle over a delicious light lunch, presentations by our team of hand-picked experts, individual workshop consultations. Print the invitation and fax rsvp to 914.945.0245 or scan and email to events@baldgirlsdolunch.org. Then pay online with our Donate Now button and don’t forget to tell us you’re registering for the Maryland event. $45 online and $55 at the door. Remember: clocks set back one hour.
The voicemail and inbox are hearing something new: ” I want to attend Alopecia Style in Maryland 11.1.09, but I lost my job.” “I’m just divorced.” “It would be a boost to my confidence to come, but I can’t pay the admission.”
Become a Sponsor Today. Select “sponsor an admission” from the program designation menu here .
$45 covers the entire admission for one attendee. Give whatever you can. Sponsors will be annonymous unless requested otherwise.
Thank you. - Thea
Diahna of Diahnalynn.com co-hosts Alopecia Style on November 1. Click here for registration form. All ages invited.
Diahna Husbands: worked behind the scenes designing wigs for theater productions; teaches for a world renowned wig manufacturer with training from an Italian wig craftsman;worked for fashion shows and print advertisements. She’s known as the Hair Doctor for her expertise in style and color to suit every client’s face, lifestyle and personality. Her mission? to bring out the beauty of her clients through the art of hair.
November 1, she’s joined by experts in fashion, accessories, hair, color and jewelry for all attendees with and without hair. Find your best style as we get ready for 2010.
playing at the Bald Girls Do Lunch page here.
Failing to provide required information including infection risks in promotions for Latisse, an FDA warning letter went out last month to Allergan.
“…For example, the webpages omit important risks associated with Latisse, including the risk of bacterial keratitis from contamination of Latisse or the applicators, and the risk of use with contact lenses. In addition, the webpages do not mention the potential for disparity between eyes in length, thickness, pigmentation, number of eyelashes or vellus hairs, and the direction of eyelash growth. Moreover, the body of the “About Safety” webpage fails to communicate the potential for excess hair growth outside of the treatment area.” - FDA
November 1, 2009 ( Silver Spring, MD) near Washington and Baltimore.
Download registration form and pay today with our secure Donate Now button processed safely by Network for Good
$45 in advance and $55 at the door. Admissions are tax deductible contributions.
User friendly, 22 pages and free (your tax dollars at work). Order the newly revised Questions & Answers About Alopecia Areata from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Donate the price of one lunch out to our CAUSE page today. Small eater? No matter.
We want to take every alopecian woman we can find to lunch this year.
She deserves it.
The open label, non-randomized efficacy study using Plaquenil (hydrocholroquine) lead by Drs. Hordinsky (University of Minnesota) and Kalish (State University of New York at Stony Brook) was completed in January, 2008. The clinical trial used 16 patients of both sexes ages 18 and over with severe scalp alopecia areata with and without loss of body hair. Statistical analysis was performed on sections of the scalp to determine if there was any significant regrowth compared to pre-treatment images.
The results are not yet published.
Want to know more about the role of T-lymphocytes, neuropeptides, immunomodulatory agents and a whole lot more basic science?
Here’s a source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings(2004)9,73-78;doi:10.1111/j.1087-0024.2004.00835.x
Autoimmunity: Alopecia Areata
Maria Hordinsky and Marna Ericson, Dep. of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Did you know we have two versions of our Today Show segment? Click here and enjoy!
“It’s not the shape of the woman’s face that really decides, but the attitude of the hat.” - Frank Olive
This Frank Olive hat makes a gorgeous bridal hat on a hairless head. It’s not going to slide around the way a traditional wide brimmed bridal hat will. It’s going to show your face if that’s the look you’re going for. You could also sew hair wefts inside to have a fringe of hair along the bottom if you wanted the look of hair without a full wig.
Coffee with Thea. Sunday, October 4th; email or call for location thea@baldgirlsdolunch.org or 914.584.7662
Time: 11 am to 2 pm or beyond
Location:We’re in the Union Center Blvd area of Cincinnati……found a great spot that doesn’t care how long we linger.
“Alopecia Style” - register today. Use our big Donate Button and choose rsvp “Alopecia Style” in the program designation menu.
A most special day for you and your friends with and without alopecia.
November 1, 2009
Silver Spring, Maryland
Here’s how to attend or enter.
Ascent for Alopecia - the stellar, mountain climbing adventure of Alexander Whitley provides financial boost for our first Indiana event. Join us October 3, 2009 and find out why BGDL is today’s vibrant network focused totally on you!
Got an adventure of your own big or small for raising awareness? Tell us all about it.
November 1, 2009
Silver Spring, Maryland
Diahna Lynn Wig and Hair Studio graciously hosts “Alopecia Style” : fundraising, fashion and style event featuring clothing, jewelry, wig collections, scarf tying and more. We’re raffling off a $5,000 wig prize from diahnalynn.com
Join our list.
We’re off to Boston during September, Alopecia awareness month!
September 26, 2009. Lunch and discussions (noon to 2 pm) followed by wig education, alopecian style and make-up workshop ( 2-4 pm) at Vinny T’s, 867 Boylston Street. Reservations and advance pay required. Use Donate Now button and select rsvp Boston program designation or paypal to account info@baldgirlsdolunch.org. Questions? 800.578.5332 Click here for the details.
Debbie Fuller (Fuller-Hair.com) leads Hair Compare….everything you wanted to know about wigs while Thea shares alopecian style and makeup strategies. Come to talk or come to listen. Don’t miss this chance to meet two of alopecia’s savvy and inspiring role models.
Join us on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Creation Cafe. Request your invitation from events@baldgirlsdolunch.org
Our lunch is supported in part by a donation from Alex Whitley’s “Ascent for Alopecia” fundraising climb that brought him to the peak of Mt. Elbrus.
Every time you shop online at your favorite stores you can save money and earn a donation for Bald Girls Do Lunch.
The new toolbar, developed by GoodSearch & GoodShop takes just a few seconds to download. More than 1,300 top stores including Appled, Best Buy, Gap, PetSmart, and Staples are pitching in and will donate a percentage of each sale to our organization. There’s no extra cost to you and you may even save money as the merchants are providing thousands of money-saving coupons!
Just enter: Bald Girls Do Lunch in the box “Who Do You GoodSearch for”
The GoodSearch toolbar also includes a search box powered by Yahoo! Each time you search the web, a penny donation comes to us.
There’s no easier way to help Bald Girls Do Lunch. Please spread the word!
Here’s a link to the toolbar for more information: http://www.goodsearch.com/
September is alopecia areata awareness month. Support our cause and honor people you know ( how bout yourself?) with a tax-deductible gift of any size during September. Thank you! Click here to donate.
Enter online today to win! $4400 luxury wig prize raffle through 9/12/09. Winner need not be present. The wig is your choice of color and style of Freedom Wigs 12″ length donated by Freedom Wigs of New Zealand plus cut and color donated by Freedom Wigs mid-west dealer NewLifeHair.com Purchase raffle tickets using Donate Now button: $25 each or 5/$100 . Drawing takes place 9/13/09 at Bare Necessities event in Joliet, IL. All proceeds benefit our nonprofit’s work for women.
To the tune of a $500 contribution for Indiana’s inaugural BGDL events! Alexander Whitely climbed Mt Elbrus in Russia to honor his alopecian girlfriend, Dana, and raise awareness for alopecia areata. Their campaign “Ascent for Alopecia” now launches as an ongoing BGDL fundraiser because they feel great knowing exactly where these funds are going…..right back to Indiana for BGDL’s Indiana program. We start with BGDL lunch in Indianapolis October 3, 2009. Sign up for an invitation.
Boost this campaign to double their donation with your tax-deductible donation of any size today.
Watch our Today Show segment here: (Short version for TV)
Watch even more about the lunch experience here: (Un-aired web-only extra)
New photos in the gallery from the 2009 Gold Triangle awards of the American Academy of Dermatology. BGDL won for three projects in the Health Community Organization category our first year nominated.
Check out new style photos in the no-little-bandanas gallery
Welcome! Our newest Business Friends of BGDL charter members.
Fuller-Hair.com
FalseEyeLashesStore.com
Iwig.com
HatsWithHeart.com
..is our first Boston lunch, September 26, 2009 and we are very excited!
Not only are lunch and discussions for adults followed by a hands-on style workshop led by Thea Chassin (make-up, scarves, BGDL brow products) and a “Hair Compare” presentation by Debbie Fuller of Fuller-Hair.com; the Bigs and Littles workshop portion is our first time giving parents of kids with alopecia areata the chance to meet the women of BGDL. If you’re a parent, contact cindy@childrensalopeciaproject.org to learn more about their Massachusetts activities. Click here for the Boston invitation. Click here to process your secure online reservation using Donate Now.
Bare Necessities - sure to be another of our award winning events for alopecian style making and networking. Bring friends and family. Unable to join us? Donations of any size are deeply appreciated and go directly to work changing lives.
September 13th, individual consultations with the Bobbi Brown artists are first come. Reserve early.
rsvp@baldgirlsdolunch.org
Banish those unisex beanies and cowboy bandannas from the bedroom. You would think a little sleep hat would be an easy thing to make; yet few pass the Thea test. This one has it all: soft, just stretchy enough, feminine, pretty, durable, lightweight, warm. Flurry fleece for me. Thank you hatswithheart.com, BGDL supporter for Salt Lake City.
September 13, Harrah’s Casino, Joliet, IL “Bare Necessities”
September 26, Vinny T’s, Boston, MA - “Bigs & Littles” lunch for women and style workshop
October 3, Indianapolis, IN
October 4, Cincinnati, OH - coffee with Thea
November 1, Silver Spring, MD ( Baltimore) - Style and Beauty event
Join our list to be notified of events in places where you live and visit.
Hidden in plain sight? Not any more!
Bald Girls Do Lunch on the Today Show.
What’s it like to attend a Bald Girls Do Lunch event? That’s what Amy Robach of the Today Show wanted to know when she joined us for lunch at Maggiano’s in Oak Brook, Illinois (near Chicago). Find out why we caught the attention of decision-makers at NBC and why they’re not the only ones who think our nonprofit BGDL is doing something pretty special.
Watch our two Today Show videos.
Please contact us and let us know what interests you the most. Share your new ideas for our nonprofit.
Details in the Upcoming List. Join Thea in Fort Lauderdale August 1.
Pour your coffee or set the tivo.
Our segment’s slotted for the 8 AM hour (eastern) Monday, July 27th. Check your local listings for time and this blog for last minute updates.
It proudly says “Bald? So What!”
Wear one and watch total strangers read and smile. Great big smiles.
Get yours and other smile starters at our logo store.
All proceeds support our programs and outreach.
In December, this blog said “Lumigan a Hot Topic….” following the FDA approval for this glaucoma medication to be used in cosmetic use for growing longer, fuller lashes. I have seen it work for alopecians who have some lashes, albeit very thin and short.
Have I used it? No. I have blue eyes and I like them a lot. One of the side effects of Lumigan (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) is permanently turning blue eyes to brown along with the risk of skin hyper-pigmentation at the application site which may be reversible. Great care must be taken in maintaining sterility of the applicator to avoid contamination and infections. Safe and effective pediatric use has not been established.
The active ingredient is bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03%. Prescribed as a glaucoma med it’s known as Lumigan. Recently approved by the FDA for lash enhancement, the product is called Latisse.
September 13, 2009 in Joliet, Illinois - Bald Girls Do Lunch with Bobbi Brown make-up artists present “Bare Necessities” : a charity benefit for BGDL with individual consultations, make-up master class, food and prozes. Save the date and bring all your friends. To reserve, donate a prize or learn more contact rsvp@baldgirlsdolunch.org
July 1-31, 2010 launches our first full month of festivities and events in cities across the US. July 2009 marked our inaugural launch with a dinner and public awareness event in San Diego, California.
Sign up to be a team leader in your city. Organize a “Bald? So What!” go-out-bald day in your state. Come together for a wig and beauty event. Hold a walk-run for family and friends.
Bald is in, not out.
We want to know your ideas for Women with Alopecia month, so tell us: events@baldgirlsdolunch.org
Today show with the BGDL segment got moved again so it’s not Thursday, July 16th. Meanwhile….
View some behind the scenes photos from the day.
Enjoy!
Reservations are closed for our San Diego Summer dinner, July 16th. Join our list for the next one.
Don’t miss tonight’s kick-off at Blu Lounge in Indianapolis. What is Ascent and why is Alex Whitely climbing a mountain?
Come to Blu at 240 S. Meridian Street. Meet Dana. Meet Alex. Pick up your BGDL info.
Thank Stolichnaya Vodka for donating a portion of all Stoli drinks tonight to our campaign for women in Indiana.
BGDL proceeds from Ascent are funding the first ever Indiana BGDL lunch on October 3, 2009. Contributions for Ascent in any amount are greatly appreciated.
Join the cause on Facebook.
Alex Whitley climbs mountains while his girlfriend, Dana Crook, stays on level ground. Together they’ve created Ascent for Alopecia: a lively fund-raising event on July 12 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Blu Lounge, 240 S. Meridian St/5pm-midnight. Whitley’s adventure to Mt. Elbrus, Russia to raise awareness for alopecia areata starts July 15.
Bald Girls Do Lunch is proud to be selected as a recipient of proceeds from the Ascent for Alopecia campaign and delighted to announce: Ascent funds are targeted for the first ever Bald Girls Do Lunch event in the state of Indiana to be held October 3, 2009.
To make a tax-deductible Ascent contribution to support Alex Whitely’s campaign and our 501c3 nonprofit, please click here and select Ascent from the program menu.
“It was devastating being a confident homecoming queen at 17, shortly after finding a scared hairless girl staring back at me in the mirror” - Dana Crook, 22
“Being with Dana has shed a light on the complications of this disorder. Hair has been made to be such an important part of life,” Alex Whitley, 24
Click here for photos and learn more about Alex, Dana and his two passions.
Our very best wishes to Alex for a fantastic climb on Mt. Elbrus. Thank you both for setting in motion not just awareness today, but the future of BGDL activities for the alopecian women of Indiana.
From the University of British Columbia, noted dermatologist and hair researcher Dr Jerry Shapiro has proposed a clinical trial using intradermal injections of Botox (Botulinum toxin A) to stimulate hair growth in patients with alopecia areata. The proposed interventional study is designed as randomized and double blind ( subject and investigator) using a placebo control.
The hypothesis: that intralesional injections of Botulinum Toxin A can be used as a treatment for AA. Potential points of action of this treatment include changes in neurotransmitters, which either directly or via neuroimmunologic mechanisms influence cytokines (proteins that serve as messengers between cells) that are responsible for the hair growth arrest in alopecia areata.
rsvp for our July 16th dinner in San Diego - fun, friendly, and a special time to join our forum of women.
See complete details at right “UpComing List”. Here’s what others are saying.
We accept Paypal (account info@baldgirlsdolunch.org); Donate Now with a secure online credit card payment, or send a check.
Several options to send in rsvp for the San Diego Summer dinner July 16th.
Complete invitation posted at right in Up Coming List.
PayPal to account info@baldgirlsdolunch.org
Donate Now button at right
Checks to Bald Girls Do Lunch, P O Box 9122, Scarborough, NY 10510
We look forward to meeting you!
My lunch mate leaned in closer at our booth. “Your skin…it’s so…I don’t know what to say……may I touch your head?”
Having alopecia areata means thinking about things you never dreamed of thinking about - new concepts of beauty and how to achieve it. We can be nearly hairless yet a few straggler hairs stubbornly refuse to bite the dust. So how to get it all flawlessly smooth? Most women are borrowing their guy’s razor or buying something pink - you know, a girlie razor with a long handle. Whatever’s on sale. Not me.
The problem with the usual long handle is that you can’t really feel where that blade is going or where it’s been. On a face or a leg you can watch where it’s going. But on a round head? Not so easy.
Try this little kinesthetic test to feel the difference. Hold a long pencil at the lead end with the eraser tip on your bald head. Drag the eraser in straight lines from front to back across your whole head. Try to make parallel lines close together. Now put the pencil down and do the same thing with a finger tip. See? your finger tip lines are faster, straighter and closer together. You have much more sensory feedback, more motor control and that means a faster, better, safer shave.
That’s why I use a little blade gizmo made by headblade.com It’s not pink. It’s black and yellow…a guy’s blade holder. But I absolutely love it. Nobody is paying me to say this. HeadBlade was a top design of the year in 2000. Well deserved.
Thanks Todd! My morning routine’s fast and my alopecian beauty quick and easy.
Thumbs up to the BelgraviaCentre.com (UK) for improving a headline before adding it to their blog. Australia’s Sunshine Coast daily printed the dreadful “Distressing Truth about Alopecia” but it was thankfully re-titled by Belgravia into the far less dreadful “Bald Women Reveal What Life with Alopecia is Like” - an informative interview with Pat and Ivonna living beautiful, sucessful lives with alopecia areata.
Please join us in California and Florida whether living there or on vacation.
Reservations are now open for San Diego, CA ( July 16th) and Fort Lauderdale, FL (August 1).
See upcoming list at right for complete invitation details.
Questions? rsvp@baldgirlsdolunch.org or 800.578.5332
Would you like to be interviewed by your local media to raise awareness for women with alopecia prior to the event? contact: pr@baldgirlsdolunch.org
The future dims further for treatments - another reason why BGDL is passionately helping women live beautifully and successfully today.
Dermatology Times reports on the study by Dr. Bruce Strober of the New York University Medical Center’s Department of Dermatology who conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 12-week trial with alefacept (Amevive) in patients with chronic severe alopecia areata.
“According to Dr. Strober, trial results were resoundingly unsuccessful. There was no difference between the treated group and the placebo group, and there was a very low level response in both groups.” Click here to read more.
Space available for the first BGDL lunch in Austin, TX on 5/30.
Invitation at right. RSVP using our Donate Now Button.
“I am so thankful I found out about BGDL. Alopecia Areata is a hard topic to discuss with others because they can’t relate and don’t understand. This is the most informative and healing organization I have found. THANK YOU for putting this out there!”…..Krissy Solano Beltz, Maryland
Enrich your life. Meet Thea Chassin and other women with alopecia at our first Florida events. Wear a wig or leave it home. Your choice and comfort matter most.
RSVP required. Click on invitations (pdf) in Upcoming Events at right for June 6 in Fort Lauderdale and June 7 in Fort Myers.
We look forward to meeting you!
BGDL caught the attention of the TODAY Show, the nation’s top-rated network morning show. Today’s national correspondent, Amy Robach, sat in for chat and lunch with us on location at Maggiano’s in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Our air date is scheduled (though always subject to change) for the first hour on Monday, June 15, 2009.
