My daughter was 8 when diagnosed with AA. She's now 10. Its been almost two years and she has been lucky in that she still has most of her hair and her bald spots are near her ears. We tried everything from cortizone shots which we quit after three months due to the pain to natural pathic medicine to ointments. Nothing worked for long. We've been doing nothing for 8 months. Some spots are slowly growing in, other aren't. It's a very strange condition. She isn't worried about going bald at all. Your daughter is beautiful by the way. Good Luck to you.

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Hi Lisa,

Did Chloe get Samantha's last email response. She has not heard back from her. How is everything?

Thanks for sharing your story with me. Chloe's story sounds very similar to Max's. We cut his hair down last night (the latest picture) -- he didn't want us to shave it, so we didn't. He did want us to leave his front curl so he could still look like Superman. :) I know what you mean about things not looking too promising. He's been on the steroid for 2 weeks now, and I know things aren't going to happen overnight (and I keep asking "Why?!? He lost his hair practically overnight!"), but I can't help but feel discouraged when he keeps losing hair. He goes back to the pediatric dermatologist at the beginning of June, so I guess we just wait and see. One thing I've noticed -- and you probably have, too -- is that our kids are often so much stronger than we give them credit for. Max is taking this all in stride, as I'm sure Chloe is, too. Good luck to you guys. I'll be interested to see how your appointment with the ped. derm. goes.

YAY another Utahn. Welcome to Alopecia World. I've not been on AlopciaWorld in a while so thanks for the friend request. You Chloe is a darling girl. My Jessica is now almost 10. She was diagnosed about 4 years ago and we have run the gambit. She went from a small spot to only having a patch or two left. she lost her eyebrows but kept her lashes. About 6 months ago it started coming back. She is still missing about 35% of her hair but it is mostly in back and the rest is starting to cover it over. She is amazing. She is even proud of her baldspots. My father was bald and always had a sign in his office that said, "God made few perfect heads and the rest he covered with hair." She thinks that is so funny. Hang in there. I know it's scary. You never know what it's going to do or whether or not the hair is coming or going. I think she's going to have to deal with this her whole life so I keep reminding her how very blessed she is to be HEALTHY!! Good luck and let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I would really like to get a bunch of kids together in Utah for an ALOPECIAPALOOSA but have yet to find the time. So maybe together we can all work something out.

Thanks for the friend request Lisa! I haven't been on here in a few months and it was a nice boost to get me on. This is a great place to get support and to not feel like you are the only one going thru this with our kids. It is so hard not to know what to expect and what will come next. My daughter Emma (9) now has full hair regrowth with a couple of small balding spots after having lost it all in a 5-6 month timeframe. It has been this way for about 9 months now, but as I've learned you never know what tomorrow may bring. How is your daughter handling it? Emma would be willing to chat with her I'm sure if she wants to connect with someone.

Hi Lisa ~ How are you and how is Chloe doing? When was she diagnosed? My son, Max, (who will be 5 in June) was diagnosed with AA in the beginning of March (two small quarter-sized patches on his head that was easily covered with his big huge mop of curly hair). Today was estimate he has about 75-80 % hair loss....Just in a month's time. He's currently using at topical steroid (triamcinolone acetonide), but haven't seen any changes yet. How about you? What sort of treatment, if any, are you seeking?

Your family is beautiful and your daughter is just adorable. I love her freckles!