Hairytales by Toftild

You Can Have Mine. I Just Don’t Know How.

My name is Kiki, and today I live with alopecia and hair thinning. I first started noticing that something wasn’t quite the same in the spring of 2024. I was shedding a lot of hair, and when I was ...

A Personal Story About Patchy Hair Loss, Alopecia and Hope

My name is Louise, I am 55 years old and I have Alopecia. Alopecia (Alopecia Areata) is an autoimmune condition in which the hair follicles on the scalp "go dormant." I have had the condition since...

What is Alopecia Areata?

Alopecia areata, as the name suggests, is patchy hair loss. It occurs suddenly and can affect both men and women, young and old alike. In medical terms, it is called alopecia areata and is an autoi...

Alopecia: How Nanna’s Hair Loss Began

Cover photo: Photographer: Sara Skytte Nanna shares her story about alopecia and how it all began. Watch the video above or read the story below. My name is Nanna, and I have alopecia. Some people...

My Daughter Has Alopecia. Is It Okay to Feel Sad?

I am the mother of 13-year-old Alberte, and this is my story about her journey with Alopecia When Alberte was 2.5 years old, we noticed that she had lost a lot of hair at the back of her head. We b...

13-Year-Old Alberte Shares Her Story About Alopecia

My name is Alberte, I am 13 years old, and I have alopecia I was 2.5 years old when I was diagnosed with alopecia. At the time, I didn’t know what it was, and my friends didn’t notice it either. M...

How Nanna and Her Family Coped with Alopecia

Cover photo: Photographer: Sara Skytte Nanna developed alopecia in 2020, and it began with a bald spot at the back of her head. Gradually, more and more patches appeared, and they grew larger and l...

Myth Debunked: Wigs Are Not Just for Cancer Patients

Wigs are often associated with cancer patients, but at an inspiring event hosted by Aalborg Hairdressers’ Guild, Lise Toftild quickly debunked that myth – in fact, cancer patients make up only a sm...

Aja's Alopecia Journey: My Three Life-Changing Phases with Hair Loss

My 3 Phases with Alopecia My name is Aja, and I am 36 years old. My husband and I are parents to two girls aged 7 and 10, and we live in a small village just south of Aalborg. I have had Alopecia a...