Imagine going to sleep and only to wake up the next morning to see a clump

of hair on your pillow.

Hair.  We all have it or have had it in our life at one time or another.  Some

have more than others; some have less than others, and some don’t have

any at all.

Hair comes in many colors, different lengths, and various types.  Hair can

also be styled in many ways.   Hair can be straight, coily, wavy, and curly. 

We spend a great deal of time on how we look.  Men and women spend lots

of money to maintain their beautiful head of hair. 

As beautiful as the hair can be, there are various types of hair disorders.

  One in particular is alopecia areata.  Alopecia is an autoimmune disease

that causes the loss of hair and sometimes causes baldness.  Alopecia can

also include the loss of your eyebrows and eyelashes.  The hair on your

head begins to shed and sometimes causes bald spots.  The disease cannot

kill but it can be traumatizing.   It can also affect you emotionally.  Nobody

is exempt from this hair disorder.  It affects young and old and the disease

does not discriminate.    Some factors attributing to alopecia are stress, diet,

and hereditary.  

If you think you are suffering from hair loss, it would be helpful to schedule

an appointment with your dermatologist.  There are various types of

treatment for alopecia but there is no cure.  There are also numerous

products on the market that will attempt to help you grow your hair back.

  Dealing with alopecia, sometimes the hair grows back and sometimes it

doesn’t.  You cannot recognize someone who has alopecia.  People with

alopecia often wear a wig, hairpiece, or toupee to hide it from others.  Those

who have accepted living with alopecia go bald and walk as proud as a

peacock.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.