Hello and welcome, Lea!
How are you today?
Leslie Ann

Hey thanks, let me know how you like the book. And yes, there is a meetup group in Portland. Do you go to one in Seatte?

There are a number of groups in Portland. On Alopecia World, there are two you can join: Active Alopecians in Portland, and Pacific Northwest Alopecians. NAAF lists this support group here in Portland: Denise Clopton/Brooke Ferguson
503.804.5315.  I can't find the contact information on the group I have met with in the past! Sorry, I will try to find it for you.

And thanks for wanting to read my book! Let me know how you like it.

Hi Lea, that you for your reply. It is my 7 year old granddaughter who has been recently diagnosed My daughter has several questions and wanted to attend a event  while she is here. You see they live in Dubai, she comes once a year to stay with me for a few weeks.They will be here next month  for only 16 days. I want to give them all the help and support that I can, but thats hard when they live so far away. So I have been doing my own research , reading post and learning so much from kind people like you and others in this group. She has ask me if I can find a Allergist in our area, Tacoma/Seattle. She has taken my granddaughter to two Derm doctors already there, but wants her to get checked out here in the states. Do you know of any? Also thank you for telling me about the up-coming meet up, but they dont arrive till August 9th . Thank you  for your help.