43things.com

The other day, I stumbled across a great website called 43things.com that encourages people to write down their goals (up to 43 of them to be precise). It also gives users an opportunity to hook up with other people that share the same goals, and in this manner 43things.com functions pretty much like a communal blog. What's nice is that if you like what someone has had to say about their particular goal or if you just want to encourage them along, you get to give them a cheer - 43things.com's equivalent of a pat on the back.

One person's stated goal is to find other people with Alopecia Universalis and there have indeed been some awesome responses to his call for Alopecians to unite - particularly from women. The most recent blog is from a 15 year-old girl struggling particularly because of her age to deal with hair loss. Her brave blog reminded me just how acutely image-conscious kids of a school-going age can be, and how difficult it is to fit in at the best of times. Though I recognise that we may not have a cure for her Alopecia, there is however a cure for her feelings of loneliness. So go ahead, log in, and give the girl a cheer.