Why I’m Shaving My Head - Again

This year marks my 23rd year shaving my head for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

When I first got involved back in 2003, I knew I was supporting an important cause. I couldn’t have imagined I’d still be doing it more than two decades later. But year after year, I come back because kids are still being diagnosed, families are still facing the unimaginable, and research still needs funding.

Over time, this cause has become more personal. I’ve had my own experience with cancer, thankfully, I’m okay now, and I’ve also seen childhood cancer affect my extended family. It’s a reminder that this disease isn’t abstract. It affects real kids, real parents, real siblings, and real families whose lives can change in an instant.

Shaving my head is a small gesture. My hair grows back. But for kids going through cancer treatment, and for the families who love them, there’s nothing small about the fight.

In the U.S., 1 in 5 kids diagnosed with cancer won’t survive. And for many who do, the impact of treatment can last a lifetime. By age 50, 96% of childhood cancer survivors have experienced severe or life-threatening health conditions because of the treatments they received as children.

Kids deserve better. They deserve treatments designed for them. They deserve cures that don’t come with such a devastating long-term cost. Most of all, they deserve the chance to grow up.

This year, my personal fundraising goal is $4,000, and I’d love to beat it.

Every donation, big or small, helps fund childhood cancer research through St. Baldrick’s and creates a ripple effect of hope, progress, and possibility for kids and families who need it most.

After 23 years, I’m still shaving because I know we can help give these kids the lifetime they deserve.

Thank you for your support.

**I’ll be shaving a couple of weeks after the official event due to a scheduling conflict, but I’m fundraising now and would be grateful for your support.**