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To: youturn
National Alopecia Areata Foundation
10 posted on 06/01/2008 4:07:48 PM PDT by mjp (Live & let live. I don't want to live in Mexico, Marxico, or Muslimico. Statism & high taxes suck)
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He started out with a spot the size of a quarter about 2 years ago and went through a short steroid treatment. The spot of hair grew back.

Then the week before this past Christmas he lost it all in about a week. He went through 2 treatments of the injections in the scalp but it proved to be too painful. We are all in the process of just trying to accept it.

Yes, a bald head on men is somewhat popular right now but a bit of a shock on a 12 year old. Some kids at school were a bit mean at first but the school has explained it and things are much better.

It isn’t fatal and one can live a regular life with it but it’s still heart breaking to watch the little guy go through it.


11 posted on 06/01/2008 4:22:12 PM PDT by youturn (I'm learning to draw a fish. I suggest you do too.)
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