Alopecia as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
When you lose your hair, it can be very stressful, especially for women. But there are ways to deal with alopecia both medically and emotionally. In this podcast, Armani Latimer, Dallas Cowboy cheerleader, shares her story of hair loss and recovery with dermatologist Emma Guttman, MD, PhD.
[00:00:00] Stephen Calabria: From the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, this is Road to Resilience, a podcast about facing adversity. I'm your host, Stephen Calabria, Mount Sinai's Director of Podcasting.
[00:00:13] On this episode, we have a special edition of Road to Resilience featuring guest host Emma Guttmann. Dr. Guttmann is the Waldman Professor of Dermatology and Immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the Laboratory for Inflammatory Skin Diseases.
[00:00:28] Her major clinical focus areas are atopic dermatitis and eczema and alopecia areata.
[00:00:34] Because of her medical background, Dr. Guttman was uniquely qualified to interview our guest, Armani Latimer. Ms. Latimer is a Texas based cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys who revealed recently she suffers from alopecia.
[00:00:47] Overcoming such a visible and challenging diagnosis would be formidable for most people, let alone someone working in such a public facing role. Ms. Latimer's strength and determination is a case study in toughness and resilience. We're honored to have Ms. Armani Latimer and Dr. Emma Guttmann on the show.
[00:01:06] Dr. Emma Guttman: Hi, everyone. I'm so excited to be with you. I'm Emma Guttman. I'm the chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. And I have a very special guest here to talk about our alopecia areata. I'm so excited that you are here with me. Welcome.
[00:01:23] Armani Latimer: Thank you. Thank you so much for having me.
[00:01:26] Dr. Emma Guttman: Thank you so much. So first, let me ask you, you are a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, which is exciting. When did you start doing it and how did you get to it?
[00:01:36] Armani Latimer: So I am in my fifth season as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, so almost five years I've been dancing for the Cowboys. I've been dancing since I was three years old but if you ask my parents, I've been dancing since I came out of the womb and so I've done competitive dancing pretty much all my life until I aged out. And then I danced in college for the university of South Carolina.