Aziza Shuler, CBS News Philadelphia anchor, opens up about her journey with alopecia
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- For most of her life, CBS News Philadelphia anchor Aziza Shuler hid her battle with alopecia. Recently, the weekend anchor opened up about her experience with the condition, and is sharing her story with CBS News' David Begnaud.
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What a supportive partner she has. That’s what love looks like. People that encourage you to be your authentic self without shame.
Yes, her boyfriend sounds wonderful.
@@user-Mimi622 Marriage alone is not a measure of the quality of a relationship. It’s how we treat each other every time and whether we are “safe” to and from each other. Plenty of married people take one another for granted once they’re “locked in”.
Yah's blessing to you Sister!
Yeah people that actually have supportive people are lucky 🍀
Will Smith won't be slapping anybody on her behalf though.
As an African American woman who has dealt with Alopecia for over 30yrs, I pray I have the courage to leave the house without my wig. She is beautiful and such an inspiration. May she go far in life and succeed beyond her expectations!
I obviously don't know you, but you're a positive person. Your inside beauty will shine through, no matter what. I have no doubt if you go wig less you will look amazing!
You can do it. I am a Black woman too. I got tired of wigs, hairpieces. I had fine, thin wavy hair. Completely bald on top. Some places in the back.I tried a weave. My hair was too thin for the weight of the weave. It broke off what little hair I had left. I had my mom shave my head that night. I have never looked back. That was in the late 90s. I rocked my bald head! I kept my make up, jewelry and accessories on point. When I walked in a room others may be younger, thinner, but I was bald! I kept my head smooth and shiny. Sometimes little kids would make comments. I would ask if they liked it. Some said yes, some no. I would ask if they wanted to touch it. Most said yes. Lol! I got more compliments than I ever got with hair! Older now, still bald. Will never have all of my hair. I am not quite as fancy as I used to be, but I will still try to rock it. 😊
Don't be afraid. Peace and blessings to you.
Are you in the hospital? I was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata years ago and my hair fell out but I was never sick.
@@HurricaneCamille-us6mp Thank you for your kind words.
@@adc2327 Thank you for your testimony & words of encouragement. I really appreciate it.
She's gorgeous; her boyfriend was a real one for encouraging her to embrace her baldness.
She’s absolutely stunning without that hair!! Simply stunning!
She looks like a model. I would have never known it was not a fashion statement.
As a bald woman this brought tears to my eyes!! She’s absolutely gorgeous! I’m currently trying to grow my hair out one more time. If it doesn’t happen then I’m going to embrace this bald head and enjoy it as I have before!
Buy an aleo stem. Rub it in your hair morning and night. Aleo removes dead skin. I guarantee this works. Btw, only wear a satin bonnet. My hair fell out from ear to ear from my crown to my hairline. Yet, the back is to my bra line. It looked odd. Now, I have fine hair in my hair loss areas.
Also, I was patient.
Absolutely I’m bald
I have been bald since 2008 and have loved every minute of it! I know longer have to wear wigs or hairpieces or cosmetic pencils to conceal the bald spots. Years ago, I would be so irritated because people would stop me to ask how long had I had cancer. I didn’t have cancer. I just decided to shave my head. Now, people stop me to tell me I’m beautiful and rocking it. The most important thing is to do you! Bless you in your journey.
She did what she had to, to have a career. A decade ago and prior she could have not done this. She now has a voice in one of the largest markets in the country and she can make this move and get heard. Now she can live 100% free. And kudos to her man, she has a real one.
Right ❤
I have seen a few news anchors go on air bald from battling cancer but not often.
She's naturally beautiful!!
So many layers to this story but overall overwhelmingly grateful for all parties doing the right thing and encouraging this woman to be her beautiful self, Kudos!!!
You won, Sis. You won for all women who experienced inner and outer trauma. By the way, you are flawless, and i love all people in your life who affirmed you❤
Her story is my story. I freed myself from the wigs & fear in 2019. Love it!❤
They got me all emotional! A beautiful lady inside and out. She looks amazing bald. Thank God for the angels she had in her corner cheering her to be her authentic self and to tell her story. ❤
Shes freakin gorgeous !
What a great man she chose to be with
That man is my adorable Godson.
@@annwatler9712 awwww 😊
I remember seeing her on the news in Philly and thought she was so brave and beautiful. I have an aunt who lost her hair to cancer and happened to see Aziza. You helped more ppl then you know ❤️❤️
She is stunning! Kudos to her for her bravery!
Such a brave and beautiful woman
She's truly beautiful inside and out. I'm so grateful for all the love and support around her. Keep soaring Aziza, and thank you for sharing your story!!!
As a father of a 4 year old whose alopecia diagnosis started at age 2 it's difficult as a parent, and worried about his future as a teen and adult with alopecia, because sometimes people look at him as if he's special needs. He's normal in that regard he just doesn't grow hair. Thanks to those that bring awareness to this condition.
🙏🏽
Even people with special needs shouldn’t be looked at in a weird way.
@@mokaLARE You’re absolutely right, and I wouldn’t dare insinuate that anyone should be treated any sort of way because of their disability or any other differences.
But the ability to not grow hair shouldn’t be treated the same as some who has a physical or mental disability which may actually hinder someone’s abilities.
That’s like when people talk loud and slow to someone who’s blind. Being blind doesn’t make you unable to hear. There’s no correlation.
It’s just something we tend to do as humans.
@@lmars definitely ! I sure understood what you meant in the main comment. Mine was just an addition to that, not a criticism.
@@mokaLARE Cool!
I understand why it took her so long to reveal her true self. Women are judged harshly in this world for their appearance. May more of us be this brave and authentic.
Yes I agree with you but I'm not sure I can stop wearing my wigs myself totally learning to like myself the way I'm
😘🙏🏾
@jeanettewalker4676 We have to do what is best for us as individuals. I had cancer, and my hair fell out. It never grew back in the way it used to be and left me with a bald spot. So, we have to cope the best way that we can.
So beautiful, and even more so without the distraction of hair do’ s or don’t s. With that face and those brains what else do you need really? ❤
YESS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Yes
She looks like a model ❤
You are a beautiful lady - hair or no hair. The granddaughter of a coworker of mine (about 9 years) lost her hair due to Alopecia. Her parents offered to fit her with a wig and she refused. Her schoolmates were very supportive. Thank you for bringing this disease further into the light. Many people suffer from this.
She's stunning. Really. Hair or no hair. Gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing your story Aziza!! You are gorgeous! I have alopecia and lupus. I literally started broadcasting school last year. I had a set back and didn’t finish. I would always say to myself, “I wonder how people would receive me as a bald newscaster.” I know TV and film is where I should be, and your story has really inspired me to keep going. You have me over here in tears.😭❤
❤❤❤❤ you can do it sis!!
@@MayaO. Thank you!🙏🏽
It brought tears to my eyes because this is so hard. The ups and downs with this disease, hair thinning, brittle and candy hold a style.
I’ve been thinking about PRP injections simply for all the reasons she’s worn the wings.
This has been very inspirational and given me something else to truly consider.
Thank you and you’re absolutely beautiful.
You are a beautiful, black woman don’t let no one put you down stay strong in your own. You have conquered most of us can’t do and that’s to come out.
Beautiful is not only skin deep. Shine Butterfly Shine!!
Dear Madame ,
I am 53 old. Since I was 15 old , I have an alopecia. I wore wigs too and at 40, it was an evidence to release wig. I feel powerful, confident, beautiful, free ,safe and love.
Congratulations for overcoming your fear. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Best regards from Paris
What a great story, Aziza is a beautiful soul inside and out. I hope to see her one day soon reporting on CBS Morning!
What an inspiration!
SHE IS STUNNING!!!!
Bless her heart, I pray I can be as brave as her. Her boyfriend is very supportive, shows his care for her 🙏🏾
As Ms. King said Aziza Shuler's story has so many layers. I hope Ms. Shuler will write a book about her journey. Thank you for sharing this story with us. 💜
Ma'am... I think that you are absolutely beautiful! I remember when I was about 21 my long hair fell out in patches from stress and I caused a dandruff disorder from the stress. I wanted to go bald at 22 but my aunt said I wouldn't look right. At 42 I went as close to bald as possible and I felt liberated. I also had a classmate named Jossette who was bald. I didn't know what alopecia was. But what I did know is... I thought that she was breathtakingly beautiful. I never told her that but... I am going to tell her that right now! Thank you for reminding everyone that we are NOT our hair. P.S. I'm 53 now and I have "cow lick" on both sides. I'm this close to going completely bald but I need to move further south than Atlanta. 😅😅😅❤❤❤❤
At first, I never left the house without a wig on. I kept one by the front door so I could put it on quickly if someone came home the door. That didn’t last long. I’ve been bald for 15 years. Many years ago I donated my wigs for cancer patients to wear when they lose their hair.
She had hair as a young girl.
She is absolutely gorgeous.
She is so courageous! Love you.
Bless her heart. You definitely are beautiful. May all of us women (nothing against the men who have auto-immune diseases), unite. I was just diagnosed on Valentine’s Day of this year with a mild case of alopecia, but I also have 2 other auto-immune diseases. It’s a crazy war and I’m so proud for this young lady for being brave and saying I want to be free of wigs, and show her true self. Love it💜
Grateful to see the support of her partner and also the beauty of being able to be free. She is beautiful and an inspiration. Dealing with the same. 5 years now and some days it still takes some courage.
Wow she’s beautiful regardless, she looks amazing ❤
Gurl..you look like a model!!!Rock it! You are a role model for hundreds! Thank you!
Crying for you! I’m so glad you shared you’re full self!!! I wish we didn’t make people feel the need to hide their true selves. I wish we could just accept all being.
She is so beautiful! Alopecia must be devestating as a child but now as a grown woman, she can finally be her true self.
Wigs can still be an option if she chooses.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a journey. She has soo much to be proud of
A beautiful lady surrounded by supportive individuals.
David, your storytelling always leaves in me in tears. She looks absolutely regal!! When you realize you don't see the representation then for her to step through that door and become the representation herself very powerful.
Kudos to her for displaying such mettle and fortitude. May her story encourage others with similar accounts: live life to its fullest, come what may. Life!
Aziza is beautiful. You are an inspiration to so many, I am sure.
SHE is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was so sad today because of my own alopecia. I thought I needed to try to blend in with everyone, but then, I saw this in my feed and how it reminded me that it does not matter what others think of me, but how I think of myself, but most importantly how God sees me. Thank you for your story today keep being yiur
Unique self
She's beautiful. Natural grace and natural hrace and beauty.
Hey Ms.Shurler, your story is just like mines I just come out 2mths ago I hid mines for 23yrs and I was tired of hiding so I finally stood in front of my church congregation and on Facebook and told my story. After that I felt so free To let you know you are rocking your head.❤❤
I watched this with tear filled eyes. It’s amazing how everyone has someTHING that they need to break of. This was beautiful. Aziza, you are beautiful.
Aziza, I'm so proud of you!!! I love your strength!!! Totally powerful. You inspire many. I've always loved your growth. You're my shero!!!
She’s beautiful and I’m dealing with it with my edges and I feel like people are staring but by prayers and losing weight I’m starting to feel better about myself 🙌🏾. Keep rocking that look it looks good on you
Buy an aleo stem. Rub it in the morning and night. Trust me. It works.
That’s a different kind of alopecia. With her kind the hair sometimes grows back and falls out over and over again.
@@traceytracey3756 thank you I will do that today. Have a blessed day 🙏🏾
@@anndeecosita3586 Thanks for the insight . Lately I’ve been paying attention and most black women who wear braids a lot the hair line is fat back and their edges are pretty much gone. I used to wear braids all the time and never gave my hair a break so I know that’s how it started. Have a blessed day 🙏🏾
Aziza is BEAUTIFUL inside and out!!
This made me emotional ❤🎉
Oh my God, Aziza is so beautiful with no hair! She has that IT girl look, she has presence. I am so glad that Aziza made the decision to live in her truth.
She’s gorgeous with or without the wig❤
Congrats woman! ❤
Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!❤
I'm so happy for her. I know kids were probably mean as hell.
My Aunt in the Los Angeles area mentioned your name to me a few years ago as we were talking about family history. We share your last name. Now your BOLDNESS in showing the real you is AWESOME. I claim you "Cousin ". Keep being your AWESOME self. ❤😊
You rock my young daughter was, going through cancer at a young age. You tell a young girl that she was going to lose all her hair, it was devastating for her , I told her your hair doesn't define you as a young lady , and she was 15years old . I cut all of my hair off, I rock it. Good for you.
Thank you, Aziza, for showing us what surviving and THRIVING looks like. And, it looks beautiful!
I’m sharing her story! When you tell the truth you feel so much better! I’m glad her story and parents turned out good!
She is beautiful ❤
I love that she is sharing her story. I’ve heard people attempt to dismiss the impact of alopecia on women, and it’s unfortunate. I’ve probably had alopecia longer than I’ve been diagnosed with it. I haven’t gone completely bald, however, the majority of my hair has fallen out to the point where I’ve just had to cut the remaining parts off. My hair has typically grown back only to fall out again. However, the most recent occurrence has not been the case…some hair has grown back, but I still have bald patches. I haven’t worn a wig this time, because I’m just over it really. I just throw on a ball cap when I go out. At this point, I’m not concerned with growing it back. I just want the bald patches to fill in and I’ll keep it short, because I just don’t want to keep going through the cycle. In the last few years I’ve also been dealing with a hormonal imbalance, so I think that’s what is preventing it from growing back this time. This is encouraging.
Praying for her and anyone with that condition
You're a Beautiful soul inside and out! I admire your bravery and giving others the courage to be their authentic self .
This was one of the best stories you’ve shared. And, Aliza sharing not only her hair story, but her origin story too.. what an incredible woman and yes, to the man standing beside her… thank you for caring and supporting and encouraging her and showing her how beautiful she is. To those women, her bosses… incredible! And thanks for the update on her parents.
You have showed so much courage!! Thank you for sharing your story! I can relate all too well as an African American woman who has alopecia for 15 years. Continue to rock and slay it on the television runway!
Bless her! She's so beautiful! ❤
What an incredible woman ❤❤❤
What a wonderful story. She is so beautiful!
Many many more continued blessings to you.
Thank you Aziza for being authentic YOU!!! May God continue to bless you ❤🙏🏾😊
A beautiful story from a beautiful woman ❤
A brave and beautiful woman who is inspirational. 👑💛💫 Her boyfriend is awesome for being so supportive of her.
She’s so beautiful ❤
Thank you for your transparency. God bless you for liberating yourself and others. 💯👏🏾🙏🏽
Aziza is such an inspiration!
She is so beautiful!!! Wow
Your a hero 🙏
For showing us that we all are beautiful.
No matter if we are bald or overweight, disabled or of a different ethnicity...
We Are All God's Children
We are all beautiful
I truly agree with you thanks!🤗💕
Great story, David. If I ever had to be interviewed, I’d want you to do it. Something very comforting about you. She is beautiful. Over coming so much in her young life. Bravo to the both of you. ❤😊
She’s so courageous and beautiful!
You are absolutely gorgeous. My journey with Alopecia began in my early twenties. I am 62 yrs old now. I faced my fear of others knowing in April of 2020. Now I am free of that fear of shame and others knowing I was losing my hair. 💙💙💙
Beautiful sister, not just physically but inside and out
I learned about this illness in the early 90s when I asked a co worker friend why she kept cutting her already short hair so glad more people are aware now🙂
This woman is beautiful with an inspiring story. Continued blessings to her. 💖
Love her!! She is Beautiful!!❤
I have alopecia. Thank you for this story.
Yup! They told you the truth. You are stunningly beautiful. I have a sister who could tear a page from your book. You are stunningly beautiful, and I would bet your inside is even more beautiful. Your spirit is so bright. I am losing my hair. Both my mom and auntie have alopecia. My 40 ish year old sister is completely bald. Someone knows someone who has alopecia due to various reasons. Thank you for sharing your gift of bravery, beauty, and class with us.
Its the bravery for me..
Aziza, you are awesome.
I totally understand how you feel.
I am a 57 yr old black women who has alopecia.
I developed it in my early 30’s after being given anesthesia for an outpatient procedure.. then lost more hair after I had been given pain meds and anesthesia for a gallbladder operation .
You give women out here courage to go outside, bald if they feel they want to . Me , myself I’m not sure if I’ll ever do it because my head is little bit too big like Charlie Brown’s. 😂
But you look fabulous ! Keep up the good work!
I was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata while having a high profile public job so I definitely understand how she feels. My hair was falling out in clumps so I decided to cut it all off. I wore mostly wigs and scarves but sometimes without coverings. I just didn’t like when people would ask me questions about why I was wearing a wig because I didn’t always feel like talking about my condition. Then I got to where I on’y wore a wig at work. My hair eventually grew back completely after about a year and a half. But my cousin has the same condition and hers is cyclical. Grows in and falls out repeatedly. She is so frustrated by it.
Wow!!! She exudes gorgeous from the inside out. Amazing story & it's great that her parents are cloae with her now. ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your story ❤.
Her beauty in and out is stunning! Her partner is fantastic also!
She looks nice without hair. She’s a hero!
Wow I’m in tears!! She is absolutely beautiful and this is a remarkable story!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Aziza, thank you for being your True, Authentic, Phenomenal, Encouraging self. Thank you so very much for opening doors and making ways for so many of us. God's Continued Blessings Bestowed Upon You and Your Family by God's Loving and Merciful Grace. His Humbled Servant, Happy Blessed Holiday Season.
She is a beautiful woman!! It s kind like disability but no one would or should be against her.