Athletes Living With Alopecia

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Charlie Villanueva has alopecia universalis, a variation of alopecia areata. Alopecia does not define who Charlie V is. As a member of the National Basketball Association Charlie V has made extraordinary achievements. He was drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the seventh pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft. He went on to make the All-Rookie team in his first year as well as playing in the rookie challenge during all-star weekend. While Charlie V has accomplished a lot on the court he may have accomplished even more off of it. He has won multiple community awards through the NBA and the Toronto Raptors for his work in the community. As spokesman for the NAAF (National Alopecia Areata Foundation) Charlie V has been able to talk to many others that have been affected by some form of alopecia. One person in particular that Charlie V met was Derek, an 11 year old, who has alopecia. Seeing Charlie V play in an NBA game gave Derek the confidence to remove his hat and live proudly with alopecia and to not be afraid. Charlie V currently plays for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA.

Ryan Shazier has alopecia, but he doesn’t let it negatively affect him. Like many young people growing up with alopecia he was teased with comments such as “cue ball” and “patch”. While comments like this could’ve broken Ryan Shazier’s spirits, it instead had the complete opposite effect. Ryan Shazier has embraced his alopecia to the point where he views it as an advantage. Ryan Shazier played football at the Ohio State University before getting drafted in the first round of the National Football League draft in 2014 by the Pittsburgh Steelers at pick fifteen.


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