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This 8-Year-Old Boy Spent 2 Years Growing His Hair To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:40:12 +0300

When Thomas Moore saw his mom watching a video on Facebook about a girl who had lost her hair to cancer, he had an idea. The almost 8-eight-year-old decided to start growing his hair out for kids who had lost theirs to chemotherapy, and so that’s what he did. For the next two years.

Russian Artist Creates Intricate Baroque Wigs From Paper

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:22:05 +0300

This is not your everyday paper art. Russian artist Asya Kozina has been turning paper into high-art for years, and won renown for her impressive Mongolian wedding costumes. Kozina explains her motivation: "Historical wigs always fascinated me, especially the baroque era," Kozina says. "this is art for art’s sake aesthetics for aesthetics — no practical sense, but they are beautifu"

Mom Makes Disney Princess Wigs For Kids With Cancer

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:42:20 +0300

Holly Christensen, a mother of three and former oncology nurse in Alaska, crochets flowing wigs out of soft yarn for children who’ve lost their hair to chemotherapy in their battle with cancer. Each wig is modeled after the child’s favorite Disney princess, which Christensen hopes will help them get through their difficult battle.

This 8-Year-Old Was Bullied For 2 Years

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:43:55 +0300

2 and a half years ago, then-6-year-old Christian McPhilamy decided to grow his hair long. He was teased at school and often mistaken for a girl, but he never changed his mind because he had a very special goal – to donate 10-inch-long locks of his hair to make wigs for children being treated for cancer.

Grandmother Battling Cancer Knits Herself New Hair

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:44:51 +0400

Rosemary Capitolo is a 71-year-old grandmother from San Jose, California who won’t let anything, including her ovarian cancer, get her down. After knitting herself a cute red wig for her Halloween costume, she decided to wear it anyway after she lost her hair to chemotherapy.