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$--The Canadian Champion, Tuosday, JuIy 23, 2002 YI487 Laurier A4ve. S I> g Dealing with alopecia not easy for young boy, but luckily it's not life-threatening, says mom By RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion F or seven-year-old Luke Campbell, life hasn't really changed since an immune system deficiency mnade bis hair fait out. But peopie's perception of him bas. lIts nol life-threatenfing, but i can definitely bce a tuugh une" said hts muni. Nancy. esplain- ing many people assume Lukes bair luss is the resuli of chemotherapy reatieni for cancer. There was une mom whuse eyes welled up with tears and asked if Luke ssas ukay. And 1 tend tu forget il because l'm su used lu him run- ning around with nu bair.- Luke's hair began talling ouut almusi a year ago as the result ut alupecia areata- a condi- tioun in which the budys immune syslem îums againsi hair fllicles. leading lu hair luss. Abouut 1 per cent uf the population is etlecled by alope- cia tu varying degrees. There are nu ill-bealth ellecis related lu alupe- cia. Hair Ioss started siowly Fur Luke, hair luss began slaiwly. uilih mure and mure uf is scalp showing ihruugliuui the schuul ycar. Ry Ian1uary. hiait' o is hair ss as 00u1e. Il just iinned r-ighi oui: bis muiber ,aidI. Nasyuu can sec thai bis eyebraass are gune and sume ut is eve lashes are gaing. Thuugh ihere- uulthing miiedically ss rang 'sith hinm, betng bald spaieiies nmade il rUugh guing il) schuul, Luke told Vbe Chamnpion. "Ail ihe kids ssee i aking luis ut me besauss 1 ss as bald. One kid called mie a 'big, ugly. bald kic'osr badie,' be said. il was cummenis like tbose thati însptred Ms Campbiell lu appruach huili Lukes teacher and principal ai Robert Baldwin Scbuul. And soun afier, accepiance uf ber sun's new appearance began lu grow. H-e was also permiiied lu wear a basehal cap if lie wanied lu. -His teacher ialked Iu aIl the ebjîdren in the class and iben the cildren in the class were very acceping and were prety guud about il," Ms Campbiell said. "But iben, we found ibal ai recess or in the ballways, ibai tbe kids ibai did- n'l know became a problemn." Bol Luke seems lu lake il ail in sîride, credit- tng is friends for reaiing him as if bis appear- ance had neyer cbanged. Nancy Campbell believes educating people about alopecia wiIl help make things easier for her son Luke. Aiîending a conference uf tbe National Alopecia Areala FoundalDn in St. Louis earlier ibis monib bas also belped, Ms Campbiell added. Il was medically informnalive and we met a li of oîber peuple (wilb alupecia). We beard a loi about wbat oiber peuple bave dune (lu make sebool easier),' she said. adding she came hume wiîb a video explaining tbe phenomenun. whicb she inîends lu play f'or Lukes classmates ibis cuming scbuul year. Wbile aithie cunference. Luke also bad the opporlunîly lu meel and play wiîb other alope- cia-affecled cbildren. -1 made a lui ut triends ibere.' lie said. It was fun." ECO 14 Programmîng Schedule - JuIy 22nd - JuIy 29th, 2002. Tue s ay.J l askl 5595 Wens ayJuy24h assay ul 5t Mnay Jl 2 q noamloi e- WP-Sps, Ws aÉdSaP aL !Da _____ _____ ____COGE Keeping Northi Hafton tumied - 6 ps aies SadeTap 3p vivfl.cogeco.Ca i8OpM Spao"ýONE laa 8 001M NORTH HALTO STUI030 LarierPlaza cD*ý 500 Laar es-A e gnue 'Ë, Mt . Mltson, L9T 4R3 ýaT, 103M Doam r PM&-3 Opm opm Plggd 5 ae We diio The Waî Saap s Peeal The BSpa & The a lad 5pa & 7 0e-I 5 3pm 7DPs, 8 OOPs TusaaaR plas lggd p, ay Wek Edi, Cabe lslhe Classeoo Mlsa aCumi sl e-22n ses Il -eSý Piene gsSe alsay aa oopas The sse s 6 oopa .p ehbuaToNegborJasiY 8 M se- P, Pplse ala 855, ESSIto C,-ps Face ade p - Ops S apa oodlassa Keeping North Halton Turned ON!