Samantha's Alopecia wig fund

Hello, My name is Samantha and I was diagnosed with alopecia areata in 2007. 

Alopecia is thought to be an immune related response that causes round patches of hair to fall out on your head. Sometimes it can just be a few, others it can be your entire head and sometimes your entire body. Although there are many scientists hard at work there has yet to be a cure or even a cause for this frustrating condition. 

Its a good thing I live in Montana where it is always cold because hats are my comfort. Wearing a hat on top of wigs that I currently own is the only way I feel confident that no one can tell. 

I was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata in 2007, my junior year of high school. For the first 6 years I would get tiny patches that I could easily cover up with my own hair or wear a hat when I was too self conscious. Yes, it was frustrating but it was never really that bad.


The past couple of years it has gotten progressively worse up until early 2013 when I decided it would be best to shave the remaining hair I had. And let me tell you, that is not an easy thing to do. I thought that I would be emotionally stable enough to wear head wraps and hats confidently, but after quite some time it took a tole on my self confidence.

After constantly answering questions about my hair and why I didnt have any, it really took its tole. I started looking into options for wigs. During this process I discoverd that they are not cheap. Like, woah, not cheap. Through the grapevine of my research I found that sometimes you can get insurance to cover wigs for you if you title it "full cranial prosthesis." After months of grouling, back and forth, back and forth, communication between my insurance company and me, they finally told me that it was something they would cover.
I was so excited, I cried.
This was a huge deal for me.
All my work paid off.
The next day I tracked down a wig that I was in love with and couldnt wait to try it on and get it ordered. I called my insurance company to figure out the process in which I needed to go through to have the wig paid for.

At this time is when I was transfered to a manager who informed me that the letter they sent me saying my wig would be covered, was a mistake. Wigs are something that "wont be, and will never be covered" by my insurance company.
Heart broken.


I finally saved up enough money in late 2013 to purchase a wig. With my new wig I gained much self confidence, but over the time and due to the poor quality of the wig it has lost quite a bit of hair and must be worn with a hat in order to conceal what it hides underneath.

I am attending school at the University of Montana for Biology with a minor in Immunology, as I would like to do research on this disease and help many around the world. Unfortunately receiving an education is very expensive and I am unable to afford another wig that gives me back the outlandish personality and self confidence I once had.

Receiving a new wig would change the world for me, so hopefully I can go on and change the world for many others with my condition.

The wig that I am looking into is $2068 and about $100 to have it custom fit to my head, but it will be the best quality wig that I have ever owned and would ever have hoped to own. 

Thank you so much for your consideration and donation toward changing my life. 

-Samantha