Join Bay Area residents Gina Tonelli and Michelle Devencenzi Rhein in a morning walk or run to raise awareness for Alopecia Areata. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow will be held the morning of Saturday, March 29 at San Francisco's Lake Merced. Both women have been living with the disease and are hoping to spread the word and also raise money for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Registration is still open for the walk!
Alopecia Areata is a common autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body. It usually starts with one or more small, round, smooth patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia universalis). Alopecia areata affects approximately two percent of the population overall, including more than 6.5 million people in the United States alone. This common skin disease is highly unpredictable and cyclical. Hair can grow back in or fall out again at any time, and the disease course is different for each person.
When: Saturday, March 29
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Lake Merced, San Francisco
For more information or to register, click here.
