Overview

• Jonas disclosed the diagnosis in a Parents magazine interview published Oct. 9.
• She says doctors initially attributed her symptoms to anxiety before further testing.
• Increased hair shedding prompted her to seek care, and she describes the loss as traumatic, at times considering a wig.
• She reports scalp eczema that she believes was aggravated by extensions and linked to inflammation from Lyme disease.
• She says the experience informs how she helps daughters Alena, 11, and Valentina, 8, manage eczema, and she did not specify when she was first diagnosed.