My daughter, 7, lost her hair to alopecia - she asked me a heartbreaking question after going bald A mother has shared the heartbreaking emotional toll her young daughter faces after losing all of her hair - which has led to cruel name-calling and rejection from her peers.
In 2020, Amelia was officially diagnosed with alopecia, an autoimmune condition that causes the immune system to attack the hair follicles, leaving the scalp and other areas of the body bald.
Maggie Grey, 27, from Manchester, says her seven-year-old daughter, Amelia Miah, has been relentlessly bullied by other children, who refuse to play with her, call her cruel names like "baldy" and joke that she looks like a cancer patient.
The journey began when Amelia was just three years old when Maggie was left 'horrified' at discovering small bald patches on her daughter's head.
The emotional toll has been devastating for both Amelia and the family, as Maggie shared: 'It's breaking my heart and I'm at my wits end.
