Today I took Lyndsey to her first dermatologist appt. While he was very kind and sympathetic his exact words were. "Mom, this is waht alopecia areata looks like... get used to it. The hair in the front is starting to fill in which you can feel the little hairs. As for the spots toward the back, it may regrow it may not. It may all fall out or it may not. Your guess is as good as mine." His only real words of hope were that this comes and goes in cycles and if we start with a cycle again where it is falling out I am to get her an appt for a biopsy right away to be syre this is what we're dealing with. No rhyme, no reason, no explanation. The only real good news is that other than this she is healthy and we're not up against anything fatal. I guess this is a day to count my blessings! Happy New Year to you all and may God bless you in 2009!