My hair has always been a part of my personality. To short haircuts, braids, extensions and finally locs (dreadlocs), my hair was a statement for who Kelli is and was. Never thought I would have that taken away. I was officially diagnosis with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia or CCCA on Sept. 30, 2025, but I had been having symptoms a year or more before. Read more.