About a year ago, I got the urge to grow out my hair and donate it. I made a goal to grow it out 10 inches long. I knew that I would probably turn into a woman who looked as though she had come from the jungle but at the same time I wanted to make a difference and hopefully make someone feel good at the same time by just doing a simple gesture of letting my hair grow longer.
I looked into different organizations and I picked Pantene Beautiful Lengths which encourages women and men to grow, cut, and donate their hair to make real hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. A recent study revealed that nearly 60 percent of women consider hair loss the most dreaded side effect they face when undergoing chemotherapy. And real-hair wigs can cost as much as $1200 and are often only partially covered by health insurance. It takes 6 ponytails to make one wig. I'd like to think that my ponytail was the 6th piece of the puzzle that helped to make someone happy and feel a little better both inside and out.
My New Look! :)
