minoxodil, squaric acid, steroid

When I look at myself in the mirror, I see beyond the baldness and into the person now. Before, I would just see the outside. The most important change has been that my daughters now understand that beauty is more than skin deep. You have to be who you are on the inside because you cannot count on what's outside to get you through life. I am stronger and more confident now because I know who I am -- and know what's important.

First and foremost, I am the mother of my five children. My husband and I are both in our late, late thirties. I work full time as the National Training Director for a national non-profit organization. So, obviously, my looks are important to me since I speak in front of groups every week. I have alopecia totalis -- and am at peace with this -- but want to use this experience to help others. My plan is to couple with with my professional passion and found a non-profit organization to provide wigs for people with alopecia and other types of hair loss.