Living with Alopecia
One of our favorite people! Katelyn: Alopecian and Awareness Activist with BeBold UK. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease. Normally the immune system protects the body against infection and disease. In an autoimmune disease, the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks some part of your own body. In alopecia areata, the immune system attacks the hair follicles. 2% of the world’s population is thought to have Alopecia in some form