steroid injections, oral prednizone

It led me to design the Beaubeau scarf for other women who were dealing with medical hair loss.

Up until 6 years ago, I was living a normal life! One day a disease entered my life that changed my world: Alopecia Universalis. Losing one's hair is an emotional adjustment for which there is no preparation. Facing our appearance driven culture as a bald woman was a force to be dealt with. My first reaction to my hair loss was total retreat from EVERYTHING! After a long period of adjustment, I slowly began an attempt at recapturing my old self. I was a very active, athletic person - wigs were not going to suit my lifestyle. I explored the world of head wear for women without hair and was shocked by the what was offered. The world of fashion and head coverings for the hairless were non-existent. I began to design a scarf that would give me back my freedom and at the same time make a fashion statement. Thus the birth of "the beaubeau": Beautiful Scarves for Beautiful Heads. This journey has been most rewarding. I receive letters and emails from women all over the world thanking me for my scarves - thanking me for recognizing that bald women want to be fashionable too! I often wonder what I would be doing if Alopecia had not entered my life. Alopecia handed me the opportunity to help other women deal with hair loss in a dignified and stylish manner.

Also, I am from 3 generations of breast cancer survivors. I am a pre-vivor - carries the BRCA2 gene and elected to have prophylactic surgery.

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