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A super idea to help children who have lost hair through cancer.

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Maywalk Fri 11-Mar-22 20:56:48

When talking to my granddaughter on Facetime I remarked about her hair being down because she usually has it upswept when working at the Vetinary Clinic.
She told me that she had been to the hairdresser and donated 8 inches or 20.32 centimetres of her hair to this charity that make wigs for children and those up to the age of 24 I believe who have lost theirs through cancer . www.littleprincesses.org.uk/our-story

Her hair is still very long because it had reached her bottom before she had it cut.

Lovely idea which will help boost the confidence of those poor souls who have to wear one.

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Jaxjacky Fri 11-Mar-22 21:06:52
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Imogen, our granddaughter did this four years ago when she was 10 and again at the age of about 12, a girl in her class lost her hait. It is admirable.

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Jaxjacky Fri 11-Mar-22 21:10:13

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Callistemon21 Fri 11-Mar-22 21:11:24

A friend of DGD did this and raised the £400 needed to make the wig through GoFundMe.

I hope my DGD will do the same if their hair gets long enough.

It's a great thing to do.

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valdali Fri 11-Mar-22 21:13:44

I did this last year, mine has some grey but they accept it if it is dyed a natural shade. My hair grew so long in lockdown I gave 3 plaits 12" long

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Sar53 Fri 11-Mar-22 21:27:45
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This is Carys my 10 year old granddaughter who donated her hair last year and raised £550.00 towards the cost of making a wig.
We are very proud of what she did. She also loves her shorter hair.

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Mollygo Fri 11-Mar-22 21:37:46

My DGD donated her hair, after collecting hundreds in sponsor money for a centre for children with special needs.
It’s a great idea and quite often, girls want shorter, easier to manage hair when they’re off to high school, so the hair isn’t wasted.

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Maywalk Fri 11-Mar-22 21:44:57

Well Done everyone.

I never got time to asking my granddaughter about how much she had collected from doing this but will when I see her again.

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Chewbacca Fri 11-Mar-22 21:55:30

My GD donated her hair to the Little Princess Trust in 2018 and is just about the right length again now for her 2nd donation.

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Kate1949 Fri 11-Mar-22 22:16:22

I know a bit about The Little Princess Trust. The clinic I go to for my alopecia totalis does a lot of work with them.
I know of several people who have donated their hair. My clinic makes hair pieces and wigs free of charge for children with hair loss through cancer or alopecia.

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Chewbacca Fri 11-Mar-22 22:21:06

Ah, that's lovely to know that hair donations really do get to the place they're needed and are so valued Kate1949, thanks for letting us know. My GD will be "made up" with that! smile

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Audi10 Fri 11-Mar-22 22:24:58

Well done everyone x

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Josieann Fri 11-Mar-22 22:37:56

Children are so selfless. I hope my GDs decide to do this one day.

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Kate1949 Fri 11-Mar-22 23:02:50

It's a lovely thing to do.

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Redhead56 Sat 12-Mar-22 00:17:42

My daughter has been donating her hair for some years now. She is passionate about the cause and will always do it.

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Oopsadaisy1 Sat 12-Mar-22 02:20:10

My Granddaughter did this some years ago as her best friend was dying of Cancer, she raised a lot of money for Cancer Research.

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cornergran Sat 12-Mar-22 06:32:09

Both granddaughters donated their hair to The Little Princess Trust. It was completely their idea, young people can be very thoughtful.

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