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Courtesy of Jasmine Elise By Jasmine Elise ·Updated December 19, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
I discovered I was experiencing hair thinning in the most unexpected (and sort of embarrassing) way. During a visit home to see my folks, I bent down to grab a piece of mail my mom dropped. I heard her gasp behind me in a sharp and panicked tone: “Oh my god, your hair!”
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