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I was diagnosed with alopecia over 21 years ago. I am currently 30 years old with severe alopecia areata. I am currently a Senoir in chemical engineering at the university of Maine. About six months ago I was critisized and marked down on a presentation that I gave due to the fact that I wore a hat. I was extremely offended and I responded deffensively by telling my proffessor that I hat a DISSABILITY and had the right to wear a hat and not be discriminated for it. Needless to say the words dissability changed things quickly. I think I did the right thing. I mean if I had cancer no one would tell me to take my hat off. Well either way to this point I have performed around 9 presentations. It was not until the 9 presentation that I was comfertable enough to take my hat off. This subject "whether or not I rightfully have a dissability" has been tearing me apart. I'm not sure if I did the right thing. On the bright side of things I have felt a lot better about life after presenting without a hat. To this day I still love to wear a hat I just feel better. I wrote this so that anyone else with the same issues understands that they are not alone. If I want to wear a "fucking" hat it's my RIGHT.
Adam Pongan

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