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3/4/2012 show was GOOD
Although there had not been any new clinical information to speak of, the overall ability to be able to express yourself and 'unload' personal anxieties due to hair loss is great. Think of it, you were NOT ABLE to talk about your hair loss with anyone prior to this forum/show. Spencer, I'm glad that you took the initiative to start something like this. Last night was my first time to be in the chat room and ill be there next week as well. Joe, you had expressed a lot of negativity in the chat room but keep this in mind. Your LUCKY in this day and age to be able to do that amongst others who are experiencing the same as you. Please don't think that I'm being critical or attacking because I'm not. We will all see something develop for us. To what degree we do not know but its coming. Have a great day brothers and sisters.
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That’s what the show is all about. Spencer Kobren has been my hair loss therapist for years without even knowing it. I would be a mess If I didn’t have him and the show. I’m not joking. I don't know if Spencer realizes how important he is to so many of our lives. Joe from Staten Island is certainly a character, but you learn to love him. He’s a very negative person and I think he has some real mental issues, but he’s a good guy. It shows just how kind of a man Spencer is to make Joe a part of the show. -
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I agree with you on all counts. Thank you Spencer for doing what you do.Comment
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Where can we watch/listen to it, having missed it last night?Comment
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it will be on Spencer's podcast
--at some pointComment
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I need to say that I was very offended when Joe from Staten Island called us haters for disagreeing with him when he said hair loss is worse than cancer. The whole idea really upset me. I've lost close family members to cancer. I know the pain cancer causes a family all too well. I am unable to wrap my head around how or why Joe can feel this way.
Joe's story breaks my heart. His story is not too dissimilar from mine. I was also a hermit for almost a decade before I finally broke down. When that happened I started wearing hair as I also started treating my hair loss. Making the decision to wear hair hand treat my hair loss dramatically improved the quality of my life and I feel it could also improve Joe's quality of life - if he would only open his mind and try. I mean he wears a bandage and cap all the time anyway so what is the difference? There are many prosthetic hair systems that do look very natural. Certainly more natural than wearing a bandage on your head all the time.Comment
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Joe is one person who can not change. I've been listening for many years and Spencer has tried to help him so many times. He offered to get him free hair transplants or anything he needs. Joe refuses to wear a hair system and I am positive that if Spencer Kobren hooks him up it would be a great one. Joe will not be happy until he can grow all of his hair back. Don't pay too much attention to Joe's rants Tracy, I don't think he means any harm, he's not a happy man and believes hair loss is the worst thing that can happen to anyone I disagree with him, but I like it when he calls in.Comment
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Joe doesnt mean any harm- is true.
Hey Tracy, sorry to hear about your family losses. I lost my father 4 years ago due to cancer as well. In my opinion Joe is being expressive but had no intentions to disturb or insult anyone. Lets all hang in there with guarded optimism>! Better times are ahead during our lifetime.Comment
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Something Joe said at the end of a recent show, I really liked. I can't quote him word for word but it was something like, "hang in there, we'll have our day to walk in the sun again."
It was an unusual bit of optimism from him that for some reason really perked up my mood. I hope better treatments come out sooner than later, not just for me but for guys like Joe who have been dying to go outside hat-less for decades!
I didn't catch this most recent show, but I see it's posted on TBT site now, so I'm looking forward to catching up.
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hi there 25 Going'
I'm in full agreement with your thoughts. I'm going to express myself right now.
Ive said this before in that, I approach the concept of hair loss treatment in a logical and realistic manner.
Do i feel that there will be a viable treatment(s) upcoming? YES I do. Ive been keeping a very close eye and have strong faith in the latest in medical research. (in all aspects)
Will treatments for hair loss be somewhat expensive initially? Yes but the costs will gradually(or drastically) come down quite extensively for the overall population. That would be a LOGICAL business sense.
Currently the population in USA alone is at 311,591,917 ppl making the approx amount of hair loss sufferers (like us) at 155,795,958 ppl ! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$
I do NOT expect to have the head of hair that i had when i was 16 years old.
Being that i am at a Norwood 4.5 Id be happy to recover enough hair to make that a Norwood 2 or 3 . If i were at a N7 Id be happy to have a N4.
If i were ABLE to have a juvenile hairline again would i go in for it,,sure but I do not believe that will be possible within an upcoming period of time that i feel treatments WILL be available. We are in for good times ahead(especially you YOUNGSTERS) Joe knows it too,,he is just unloading.Comment
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