Today, my son got off the bus crying, and very upset. He said that his sister was on the bus and that her hat fell off when she stood up. His friends began asking what is wrong with your sister, and I guess that he didn't know what to say or do. I never thought about how he was going to deal with his sister having alopecia, I was just worried about her. After talking to him and trying to console hime without crying myself, I think he felt better. I guess that we are going to have some really… Continue

Today Amelia went for her MRI, and we had to go to Charlotte to Carolina's Medical Center. Everyone there was helpful and friendly. I called the doctor, and he said that the everthing was normal in the pituitary gland. We have done blood work, and now this, but still no answers. The dermatologist hasn't been much help either, but she did prescribe some foam to put on the scalp. It was spots but now more hair has come out, and we are almost to the point of shaving. I cry at just the thought, but… Continue