LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -
It's
hard for a child to imagine losing all their hair, but each year many do as
they battle cancer. Thinking of losing their own beautiful locks, three little
girls decided share their hair to help make wigs for those fighting cancer.
They
might be small, but their hearts are definitely huge. Six-year-olds Berklie
Bird and Chloe Barton along with eight-year-old Ashton Floyd are all family
friends, and decided to lose their locks together.
All
of the girls have been growing their hair out for the last few years, and on
Wednesday they all met at Davidson Taylor salon in Lubbock to seal the deal and
donate their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.
"It's
because I'm helping another child that might be bullied every day," Ashton said
when asked why she was donating her hair. "I just want to help little girls
that have cancer," added Berklie.
Each
of the families has their own experience with cancer which served as the
inspiration behind the cut. Putting in the rubber bands, measuring out the long
ponytails, each of their mothers grabbed a pair of scissors and started
cutting.
In
the end Berklie, Chloe and Ashton all donated at least eight inches of their
hair each. "I'm proud I did this. I'm just really proud," Berklie said after
seeing all the hair that was cut off.
"It
makes me feel really good," Ashton said with a huge smile on her face. Chloe,
who was camera shy simply replied "Happy!" with a huge grin when asked how she
felt.
The
locks will be sent to Pantene Beautiful Lengths who partners with the American
Cancer Society. So far, Pantene has donated 24,000 real hair wigs for free to
the American Cancer Society, and here locally the Lubbock branch gives out 15
to 20 free wigs each month to cancer patients undergoing treatment across the
South Plains.
To
learn more about the American Cancer Society (click here) and to check out
Pantene Beautiful Lengths and how you can get involved (click here).
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