This is a super special episode. It's the last one for Season 1 and it's also the first one for Alopecia Awareness Month. Today's topic comes up often, and is one of the biggest concerns that surfaces every year - transitions to school. Starting school for the first time, moving up from one school to another while living with alopecia, and how parents would like those transitions to go. We are also in the midst of a global pandemic. No matter where you are in the world, this is a huge deal. One prevailing thing remains to be true, our kids will most likely be back at school one day soon, and we want that to be the best experience it can be for them. 

Today's guests are 9-year-old Ohna and her mom, Skye. The interview actually happened back in April when we were all in the early stages of quarantine. There is still a lot of uncertainty about when things will return to a semblance of what it used to be. Today, Skye and Ohna share some insight on what has helped them along the way for school and activities outside of school, and Skye offers an open discussion about her experience as a Physician's Assistant, and how that guided some of their decisions. 

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