Hair Donation #2

February 28, 2009, I donated 8" of hair to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program. They make real hair wigs and give them---free of charge---to children with cancer.  My understanding is that it costs around $4,000 to manufacture each wig and that it requires 6 donations to make just one.  After Andrew was born, I was busy (or so I thought!) and managed to find myself months overdue on a hair cut.  Since it was already much longer than I preferred, I thought I may as well go for it! 

Done!

There you go!

Not the most flattering picture here, but this shot in Vegas about 3-4 weeks later is the only one I can put my fingers on at the moment.  Not sure what happened to any pics the night of the big chop!  Maybe it was THAT bad and I deleted them! 

Too bad you can't do something about a gummy smile like you can hair that's too long!  Vegas didn't care:)

I can't recall exactly when, but sometime after Margaret was born, I decided to go for it again.  After all, my hair becomes a disaster after child birth, so why not make it even crazier?!? It falls out for years, but then grows back erratically---in different directions, different textures, corkscrew wavy, and grey. It's nothing pleasant - only unpredictable.  Plus, donating is something I can do to contribute and give back when life is otherwise too hectic for much else.  It doesn't require childcare or a check...just lots of patience. 

March 16, 2012, I decided to go for 10". Whoa! It was LOOONG!

Happy to get Andrew's stamp of approval over dinner when I got home:) 

The best mail I've received all year - about 6 weeks after, I received confirmation that my 10" locks were successfully received and accepted for use in a real-hair wig for a cancer patient. I love how they phrase it....“Thank you for giving so selflessly to women who are faced with hair loss from cancer treatment. Your healthy ponytail will help give self confidence back to a special woman who is battling cancer so that she can fight the disease with a little more dignity….your donation will be joined with five others and transformed into a high quality, real-hair wig…”

Margaret's PRECIOUS St. Patty's Day dress from Steve and Clare is thrown in because it was just TOO cute!