An Anniversary of Sorts:

February 10th is a strange day for me. It's one of those anniversaries that you're not sure if you should actually commemorate or not. Two years ago today, I was in a valley of my skin problem fight. My hair was about 60% gone, and I was struggling to understand why this was happening and what I could do about it.

Two years ago today, I went to a Sports Clips and had the woman who was working shave the rest of my hair off. Two years ago, I became bald.

It has been a long two years. Growing my hair out has been a tedious, and sometimes embarrassing process. It's been a process of learning that femininity isn't about how long your hair is. It has been a process of learning to love myself despite my diseases. It has been a process of learning to allow others to hold me up when I couldn't do it myself.

Two years ago today, my life changed dramatically, but it was for the better. We've come a long way.