Rachel has been very secretive about her condition. She has not wanted anyone to know that she has alopecia other than her family, and she has never wanted to talk about it. She has been very happy with her wig that is attached with medical grade adhesive. I think it has allowed her to just forget that she is bald and allowed her to feel like everyone else.



Then, she started losing her brows and lashes. The kids at school started asking questions which she fielded without telling… Continue

In December, 2006 my daughter, Rachel, was wearing her hair up in a ponytail and a friend asked her what that bald spot was. The spot was about the size of a quarter. We took her to a pediatrician who told us not to worry about it...it would grow back.



By February, the bottom half of her head in the back was bald. We took her to a dermatologist, who broke the news to us that she had AA. I was devastated. All of my hopes and dreams for her felt like they were smashed to tiny pieces.… Continue