Would you shave your head for your best friend? For Lindsey, the answer is easy. YES. Lindsey’s best friend is Hazel, and Hazel has cancer — so Lindsey decided to go bald to raise money for childhood cancer research. Read on to learn more about Lindsey and Hazel’s super special friendship.
Lindsey and Hazel are best friends and now, since Lindsey shaved off her long locks, they are best bald friends too.
BFFs Lindsey and Hazel have a lot in common.
They’re both 6 years old, they’re the same clothing size, and now, they’re both bald – but for very different reasons.
A newly bald Lindsey and her best friend Hazel chat with a news reporter about childhood cancer at the LAFD/LAPD head-shaving event.
Honored Kid Hazel has neuroblastoma and has lost her hair as a result of her treatment.
So Lindsey decided to shave her head to raise money for childhood cancer research in honor of her best friend.
Thank Lindsey for shaving in Hazel’s honor— give on her bald head here >
Hazel and Lindsey’s friendship isn’t an ordinary one. They met after Lindsey’s older sister Ashley decided to donate toys to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Lindsey’s mom Elise contacted Hazel’s mom through Facebook and asked her for information about donating to CHLA – the same hospital Hazel was being treated at.
When they finally met face-to-face, the families became fast friends.
“[Hazel’s sister] Elizabeth is eight, a year younger than Ashley. It worked out really well, we all became instant friends,” Elise said.
Ashley hugs her little sister after the shave.
And this friendship foursome knows how to have fun. They’ve ridden a real-life unicorn during a “Create a Smile” day for Hazel, and they know how to put on a killer fashion show.
“Since me and Hazel are the same size, we share clothes,” Lindsey said.
In fact, a lot of Lindsey’s fashion choices are inspired by Hazel.
“She picks out her clothes because of Hazel, like the shirt she was wearing the day of the shave that says ‘My BFF makes every day awesome.’ She said she wanted to wear it because of Hazel. She’s got a few shirts like that, and she’ll wear them whenever Hazel’s there,” Elise said.
The boldest fashion choice inspired by Hazel?
A bald head to match her best friend’s.
Lindsey smiles with her newly shaved head.
“When we heard about the LAFD/LAPD St. Baldrick’s event, I said, we’re going to this regardless — we’re a fire family, we’re a friend of Hazel, and we’re going and supporting them,” Elise said.
But Lindsey took her support a step further.
“The Wednesday night before the event, Lindsey came to me and said “Mom, can I shave my head?” And I’m like, yeah, let’s do it, thinking maybe she would change her mind,” Elise said.
But she didn’t – and Hazel was right there with her on the day of Lindsey’s shave, helping the barber guide the razor.
Hazel helps shave Lindsey’s head.
“She didn’t flinch, she just completely went through with it…and she still loves it, almost a month later,” Elise said.
But Hazel wasn’t the only reason Lindsey’s shave was so special.
Lindsey’s dad is a firefighter, but he wasn’t able to make it to the big event.
Thankfully, the firefighters at the station that hosted the event were more than happy to step in and support her.
“I went to the captain at the station and said, Lindsey’s dad has to work, so could you guys rally around her during her shave? So they did, and she loved that. Aside from Hazel and everything, that was her favorite part of the shave,” Elise said.
Lindsey visits the St. Baldrick’s Foundation after her shave and meets St. Baldrick’s CEO Kathleen Ruddy.
Lindsey has already raised over $1,200 for childhood cancer research – and she doesn’t plan on stopping there.
She will keep shaving and fundraising for childhood cancer research for as long as her best friend needs her to!
“She said she wanted to shave it for St. Baldrick’s again,” Elise said. “She’ll keep it shaved until Hazel is cancer free.”
Join Lindsey in the fight to help kids like Hazel live cancer free. Donate now to fund lifesaving research.
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