The other day I turned on the TV to have some background noise while I cleaned my house. I just left it on the channel it was on which was MTV. I typically don't pay attention to that channel especially this particular show. They were showing True Life back to back. One of the episodes was a recap of people on previous shows. One of the people was a young lady who had alopecia. It showed clips from the first episode she was on, and then it showed clips of her years later. In the first episode she went to the doctor to get treatments. It didn't explain the treatments but my heart went out to her. In one clip she lifted up her hair to show her bald spots. I started to cry at that point. It brought back memories for me, and all the pain I felt looking at my bald spot. She talked about how the hair loss made her feel, and I was remembering feeling all the ways she was talking about. I think she was in high school at the time, but I am not for sure. Then there were clips of her years later. She now wears a wig. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes. It showed her removing everything even the eyelashes. It reminded me to be thankful that I only have AGA, and I will be able to keep my eyelashes. I can't imagine how it feels to lose your eyelashes and eyebrows. It is hard enough going bald but that doesn't help anything. The girl said she hardly goes outside anymore, and that made my heart break. I hope she finds this website one day so she can realize she is not alone. So that she can see there is light at the end of the tunnel. I applaud her for having the courage and strength to go on national TV with her story of alopecia. The more people like her that we have in the world the better chance we have at getting baldness more accepted.