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What it’s like living with alopecia
Kathryn Kneese, who has been living with alopecia areata since 2018, credits the support from her family, including her mom, Leslie, left, and her brother, Gage, for her strength through the years. ? Standard-Radio Post/Samuel Sutton
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Samuel Sutton, on December 1, 2021
What it’s like living with alopecia

It was 2018 when Leslie Kneese noticed that, at just 10 years of age, daughter Kathryn’s hair was falling out. “We first noticed hair loss along the bottom line of her scalp, just above her neck,” Leslie said. “It kept receding. Then I noticed quarter-sized bald patches.” Kathryn couldn’t

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