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Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:no, her form of alopecia is not "part of ageing"; my partner has it and they're under 30

he doesn't know shit

What form of alopecia are you talking about?

let's start by looking at types, including which one Jada's isn't: "pattern baldness"

https://www.alopecia.org.uk/pages/categ ... f-alopecia

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tragabigzanda wrote:

epilogue wrote:Ms H is really going some heavy lifting in this thread. She deserves a goddamn medal. Or at least paid vacation.

We could all use a vacation from this thread

Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know which Jada has; I do know it isn't simply "baldness"

What is Alopecia Areata?
Alopecia Areata is thought to be an autoimmune condition, which often starts with isolated patches of hair loss, commonly in one or more coin-sized (usually round or oval) patches on the scalp and/or across the body including the beard, eyebrows, eyelashes or body hair, including pubic hair.

In Alopecia Areata, cells from the immune system (a specific type of T cell, known as NKG2D+ T cells) gather around the hair follicles. These cells attack the follicle, stopping it from producing more hair. The exact way in which this happens is not yet understood.

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

epilogue wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

So?

tree_ wrote:

epilogue wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

So?

Losing hair in of itself is not a disability.

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

tree_ wrote:

epilogue wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

So?

Losing hair in of itself is not a disability.

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

we do know that her particular type of alopecia is not due to "natural causes", and doctors are stumped as to what the causes are

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:that's the one I'd guess, yep; an autoimmune disease, which can affect anyone of any age, usually due to secondary mental and / or physical health issues

So what symptoms does it produce other than hair loss?

other health symptoms cause it; if you want to find out the possible range of causes, the internet is right there, but terminal illness is one

Sure, sure... But all we know of Jada is that she has the symptom of losing her hair. We don't know she has anything more extreme.

we do know that her particular type of alopecia is not due to "natural causes", and doctors are stumped as to what the causes are

From what I read, it could very well be because of "natural causes". It's simply hair loss, until other symptoms arise.

Listen, I'm only talking about this because you said it's on par with being in a wheelchair

epilogue wrote:Tree, maybe you don't need to defend tooth and nail a reason to be shitty to another person. What do you really lose by just... you know, not?

You like to expunge egalitarian ideals, so what if we just don't make fun of people's appearance? Especially those they cannot control.