Friday, January 12, 2007
Just hair?
Not too long ago, my friend Ivy shaved her head for one of her friends that has cancer. I completely applaud her for that. I've been thinking about this for a long time. My hair is all I have going for me and I'm too vain to shave it. So I've made a promise to do something I have never done. I will let my hair grow past my bra strap (that's the never been done before thing) and cut it off to donate to Locks of Love. My hair now is about an inch and a half past my shoulders. (This is when I usually cut it because it gives me headaches.) This is my New Year's resolution. I vow to grow my hair long enough to donate and still have my hair shoulder length when I do cut it. It'll be hard but if I keep it pulled back and take lots of Tylenol or Ibuprofin, I just might be able to pull it off. So wish me luck! It's for a good cause.
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Make sure you have enough...because they can't take it unless it's so many inches long. And at one time, (long time ago), I wanted to donate mine, and it wasn't long enough. They said 12 inches. Not sure if that's changed or not.
Last year when I took my mom for a hair cut for her birthday she donated hers. They told us it had to be at least 7 inches. It may have changed again. I'll find out and just keep letting it grow until it's long enough.
My dd donated her hair year before last. We had a little girl in our troop who had no hair.
Four of 'my' girls have donated their hair to Locks of Love, now.
You can get all the details at Locks of love.org
Thanks, Ami for the link.
How is the little girl in your troop now?
She has found other things to do, she and her sister are no longer part of the troop. I wrote a letter for her to Locks of Love so she could get a wig. I heard from her mom that she was selected to receive one, but I haven't seen her in a long time, so not sure how she's doing. She was a sweet kid.
Good for you!! What a great thing to do!
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