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Offline Mikekoz13

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I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« on: May 15, 2008, 05:29:43 AM »
Last night i took my wife and daughter to Appleby's for dinner. Sitting a few tables away from us was a woman with a girl about ten years old and a young boy that looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. The boy's head was as smooth as silk...... not hair on it. I thought that maybe he had been thru chemo.

Well after dinner, before we left the restuarant, I went to the rest room to wash my hands, etc.
As I walked down the hallway to the bathroom this same young boy was entering the rest room in front of me. i did my  thing and went to wash my hands at the double sink. As i was washing, this boy came to the sink next to me and began washing his hands. I looked at him and said, "you realize if anyone walks in right now their going to freak out don't you?". He said, "Oh yeah!" Man did we laugh. So i asked him if he had been sick and he said no, that he had a condition called alopecia and that he had lost all his hair when he was 6 years old. i asked how old he was now and he said 12. i asked if not having hair ever bothered him.  "No, never even think about it."

i said, "man that's awesome..... and it looks great for you". He said, "You too". And we laughed again as we left the rest room.

What a great kid............. i love when life gives you moments like these........
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2008, 05:36:01 AM »
Great story Mike! What a wonderful kid, good on you for making him feel good.

I have a cousin with alopecia, lost it all at 8 years old. He is now 24.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2008, 06:09:33 AM »
That's a great story, Mike.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2008, 07:02:09 AM »
AWESOME....Bald Dudes RULE!
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2008, 07:04:24 AM »
yea, really great story. life should be more like that.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2008, 07:05:57 AM »
That is so cool.  To him, it's just normal, no big deal.  I bet he's glad you asked about it instead of just assuming something or staring.

My daughter is like that with her hand.  To her, it's just normal.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2008, 07:21:41 AM »
Nice story Mike. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2008, 07:42:49 AM »
That was truly awesome Mike.   Great that you shared a supportive laught with him.   
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2008, 10:20:47 AM »
He was an awesome kid..... i walked out of there thinking "man this kid just gets it".
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2008, 11:06:08 AM »
Great story Mike!  I went to college with a guy that had Alopecia and lost all of his hair at an early age.  He's one of the guys that showed me that hair is not really a big deal as women loved to rub his head.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2008, 11:49:52 AM »
Nice story...good for that kid!
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2008, 11:56:00 AM »
Very cool Mike...  O0
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2008, 02:59:36 PM »
Nice story!  Thanx for sharing.
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2008, 05:33:12 PM »
Great story.  Thanks for sharing!
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Re: I met a Bald boy at Appleby's last night.........
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2008, 07:57:54 PM »
Kid sounds like he's wise beyond his years and will probably go far in life.  I can't imagine having to go through that at that age.  It's probably not as bad now as it would have been when I was that age, but bald 12-year-olds are definitely not the norm.  It's great that he has such a positivev attitude about it.
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