From Hair Loss, Great Gain

I used to cut hair. Now I sell it. The transition began 23 years ago, when I was a busy hairdresser with an ironic condition:

- Sherry Schaefer

I developed alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin disease where the body's immune system attacks healthy hair follicles. Within three months, I was bald and had lost my eyebrows, eyelashes, and most of my body hair. I struggled to find a good wig that fit my budget, so I opened a wholesale account with a wig manufacturer. Eventually, my hair grew back, but the alopecia would flare up again. The grow-lose cycle has since repeated itself several times.