Thank you for listening to this third bonus episode reading of Head-On, Stories of Alopecia with Mimi Rivard. She shares her experience as a mother & health practitioner when her son, Andre, was diagnosed with alopecia. What has she learned, what would she do different, and what advice does she have for parents when their child is living with a visible difference. 

Mimi is a mom of 4 kids and a Nurse Practitioner. She has spent the better part of her 30 year career caring for people with HIV. Andre was diagnosed with alopecia soon after a febrile illness.

Having a background in medicine was helpful, but  support from other parents and the Children’s Alopecia Project helped keep things in perspective. Mimi is extremely pragmatic and tries to live each day like it could be her last. 

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