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May 5, 2024 · She went to a dermatologist two months later, where the doctor confirmed that Emanuel’s hair loss, which had been occurring recently and throughout the years, was alopecia. There are several types of the autoimmune disease that can attack the body in different ways.
Sep 17, 2020 · Playmate Jordan Emanuel has gone from concealing the effects of her struggle with alopecia to with wigs to speaking out about her experiences with the autoimmune disorder.
Aside from her time on the small screen, Emanuel has been honest about her experience with alopecia and how she lives with the autoimmune disease, especially while filming Summer House:...
Emanuel used the platform to open up about life with alopecia and how she lives with the autoimmune disease.
- You will eventually “get better.” “That we ‘get well’ – like a cold, flu or skinned knee. I’ve stopped trying to explain.” – Amy W. “I’m so tired of hearing the ‘hope you feel betters!’
- Having an autoimmune disease means you don’t have an immune system. “I have an immune system, it just doesn’t know what it’s doing. It attacks me instead of germs.
- If you look OK, you must be feeling better! “Just because we look OK, does not mean we are OK! We are the best actors as we don’t want to be constantly judged as the sick person who complains!
- Your illness will go away if you lose weight. “That losing weight will make it all go away… when in fact my weight is the way it is because I live with these diseases (and have to take some medications).”
May 17, 2024 · 6 Signs of an Autoimmune Disease That Can Be Easy to Miss. Here’s how to tell when your body’s turning against you. By Julia Sullivan Medically reviewed by Kristin Sokol, MD, MS. May 17, 2024.
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Jul 21, 2021 · It's unclear why your immune system does this. There are over 100 known autoimmune diseases. Common ones include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Autoimmune diseases can affect many types of tissues and nearly any organ in your body.
