{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Melissa in the Morning: Not Just Hair","description":"About 2% of people worldwide will experience alopecia areata at some point in their lifetime. In the U.S., an estimated 700,000 people currently have alopecia areata, according to a large population study. We spoke with Julie Rachel who shared her story about being diagnosed with Alopecia as a teenager and the importance of learning more about the auto-immune disease.\n\nTo register for The Walk for Alopecia: Walk For Alopecia® - National Alopecia Areata Foundation | NAAF (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.naaf.org%2Fwalk%2F&data=05%7C02%7CEric.Urbanowicz%40connmedia.com%7C162614d707db48a9f94e08defd302d7f%7Cd04886a6140c4129980a0f1eb38ba106%7C0%7C0%7C639226580539120147%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B88WlOQIJTkubWKmHIMTHf6MJ9mdUR%2BWfuh9H%2FeIeMg%3D&reserved=0)\n\nTo contact Julia: julia.rachel02@gmail.com","author_name":"WICC The Voice of Connecticut","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43796876/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}