Mary Lynn – Mother from Georgia

          My Daughter started at age 10 pulling her hair and eyelashes. I was desperate to find some answer. Within a year, I had taken her to see 5 different doctors and she had taken 3 different kinds of medications. I literally had become obsessed with this disorder. I wanted my daughter to get rid of this instantly.

           During all of this I was praying everyday asking for help and guidance with this. I could not understand why this had happened to my family. I was very thankful to find this support group. It was my saving grace. It was the first time that my daughter got to meet another child with this disorder. Through the support group and praying I learned to let God and let go.

           While my daughter was in the seventh grade the feeling to pull started subsiding, She now is in the 9th grade and has her eyelashes and a full head of hair. Today, I realize that I should have let God be in charge of all this at the beginning. I was a mother with a broken heart looking for an answer. I feel very dedicated to the support group to try and help other parents. I will never forget how I felt and how much I needed people that understood this.

I truly believe in the power of prayer! I realize today how blessed I am.