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Ellie♡Garlington

shaved to cure childhood cancers!

Apr 7, 2025 • Time TBD

Event: Virtual Event

Raleigh , NC US

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Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Help me fund the research that will save their lives!

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  1. John Hardin In Honor Of Ellie Garlington 10/28/2025
  2. John Isley 10/9/2025
  3. Gay and Tal Hardin In Memory Of Amber Cox 7/25/2025

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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I shaved to raise money for childhood cancer research

Apr 7, 2025 • Time TBD

Event: Virtual Event

Raleigh , NC US

I shaved to raise money for childhood cancer research

Why am I shaving my head, and why should you care?


 I am keeping my head shaved year round in memory of my best friend, Amber, who passed away from leukemia 26 years ago. I still miss her as if it happened yesterday.


Amber ♡11/5/83-4/7/99♡


I never really thought about how devastating it is for cancer patients to lose their hair, until I had my head shaved due to brain surgery from a hemorrhagic stroke. 

I came out of surgery and found they had to shave half my head.  It was overwhelming.  It sounds stupid, because the surgery was life saving and the hair should have been the LEAST of my worries, but it was horrible.  

When I was able, Duke had a stylist shave the other half of my head.  Awake, as he shaved, I sobbed and I began to think of my bestie and how hard losing her beautiful hair must have been and how brave she was to never show how tough that was.  

Brian shaved that day in the hospital too.

My plan had been to make re-growing it work, but Brian’s stories of how he was able to share my story when people asked about his shaved head made me 

realize that I could keep my head shaved, not only for convenience (keeping hair maintained one handed is horrible), but to also to bring awareness to childhood medical issues!  

Childhood cancer TAKES MORE LIVES than  ANY OTHER DISEASE, and  shaving to raise money for St. Baldrick's aids in funding vital cancer research.  PLUS, 1 in 100 children are born with congenital heart defects (like mine, which led to my stroke) and the need to for Adult CHD research is also immense(I am a "first generation" Adult CHDer)...SO NOW my bald head is a tool.  I can use it to:


1) raise money and awareness for St. Baldrick's and their research into childhood cancers! 

AND

2) tell people about my CHD & stroke and bring awareness to the need for Adult Congenital Heart Defect research!


 My shaved head also serves as a constant reminder to me to say a prayer for ALL children warriors, known as "patients".  

It is my prayer that St. Baldrick's and other researchers can one day cure all childhood illnesses. 

 Whether you feel led to donate or not, please join me in praying for all the children fighting for their lives, their doctors and the medical researchers.


♡Ellie 


Thank you for your support!


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Be it known to all that this participant has dedicated at least three years of service to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation helping kids with cancer throughout all the land.

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  1. John Hardin In Honor Of Ellie Garlington 10/28/2025
  2. John Isley 10/9/2025
  3. Gay and Tal Hardin In Memory Of Amber Cox 7/25/2025

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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