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Keira’s alopecia journey began when she was just two and a half years old. Her mom, Leslie, remembers feeling lost when they received the diagnosis. The world was in the early stages of the pandemic, and the resources to help were scarce.

In 2023, Leslie organized a Walk Where You Are team near Minneapolis, inviting all those who had supported Keira to patriciate. The next year, Leslie upped her efforts with an official volunteer-led walk site inviting anyone and everyone in the Twin Cities. “One of the most meaningful moments was when a man who had lived with alopecia areata for more than 50 years told me how healing it was to be there,” says Leslie.