During the beginning of March I started noticing that every time I brushed my hair, there was a lot coming out. I didn't think much of it until my fiance said something to my mom and she totally freaked out. I went and saw my family doctor who told me I had a fungal infection. He prescribed some shampoo and said call back if it's not better in a month. A month later and I had lost a lot of hair. I went ahead and made an appt with a dermatologist. I wasnt diagnosed at my first appt. My second appt rolled around at the end of April and I was almost completely bald on the top of my head. It was then that I was diagnosed with alopecia areata. I was given some medicines and topical stuff. Another 6 weeks go by and the entire top of my head was bald. I still had some hair on the side. I ended up getting around 20 steroid shots in my head. I have been waiting to see if it works. I haven't left my house without a hat on. Sometimes I cry in the bath or shower because I barely have any hair to wash. My daughter is 3 and keeps asking me where my hair is. I constantly get looks of people wondering why I have a hat on when it is hot outside. I even wear it to the pool. I eventually opened up to my Facebook friends about what was going on, someone replied to me with it is just hair, it could be worse. Part of me wanted to yell at them, another part of me felt guilty because there are people out there dying from things like cancer. I'm absolutely terrified of losing my hair. My fiance has been so supportive but sometimes I still feel so alone.