My name is Kylie, and I’ve been living with alopecia since I was six years old. Now at 39, people often say, “you must be used to it by now.” But the truth is, you never really get used to it. There are still quiet moments where I catch myself wishing, “what if it just […]

“Hi, I’m Mila. I’m 5 years old. I was diagnosed with alopecia areata when I was 2 years old, and I lost 80% of my hair. I also lost one eyebrow, and if asked where it was, my reply was, “It’s gone on holidays to Hungry Jack’s!” If people ask where my hair is, we […]

“Thank you to the AAAF for this sponsorship – that has enabled me to continue my dancing. Dancing is my favourite activity to do. It is not just the physical activity – but all aspects, the hard work and training to improve, the confidence of performing on stage in front people, whether it’s at home […]

The last few months have mainly been about starting year 10 and training hard for the big competitions coming up. School is going well this year. I feel more confident with how I look. I’m currently in a growth stage. I have a few small patches of hair growing on top of my head, but […]

Hello, my name is Hayley. I would like to thank the AAAF Team for awarding me the sponsorship gold program. At age 5, I was diagnosed with Alopecia. Initially, I had tried some treatments which I stopped due to side effects. In the beginning, I would wear wigs as many people would make inappropriate comments […]

My name is Alexia Russo and when I was 3 years old I was Diagnosed with Alopecia. It started with small patches of hair gone which would come and go, however when I turned 7 it all fell out.  As a young kid my hair loss did not bother me however as I got older […]

My name is Kylie, and I’ve been living with alopecia since I was six years old. Now at 39, people often say, “you must be used to it by now.” But the truth is, you never really get used to it. There are still quiet moments where I catch myself wishing, “what if it just […]

I have come to the end of Year 6, and the end of a year of cello lessons, those being thanks to the Australia Alopecia Areata Foundation.  2025 saw me playing for school events and in music festivals and competitions.  I started to learn vibrato and really get comfortable sight reading in my orchestra.  Towards […]

Hi, I’m Abbie I am 13 years old and I love to dance. I have been dancing ever since I was 4 years old. I was just 6 years old when I got Alopecia Universalis and lots all my hair in a short span of time. I was extremely lucky to be supported by everyone […]

Since my last update there have been no big trampoline competitions. We had a friendly competition at my club, Central Coast Trampoline Sports. I came first on double mini trampoline and 1st on Trampoline. We also had our own competition within our club for our end of year presentation. I came 2nd on trampoline and […]