I attended a St. Baldricks Event with my husband who joined a team at work. While I was sitting there watching all kinds of people shave their heads, teenagers, young women, boys and older men I was moved by the energy in the room. It was contagious. I was looking at the pictures of the sick children with smiles of their faces and shiney heads. As most of you know I am the mother of a Special Needs Child. and as I was sitting holding my daughter I couldn't help but think of the walk for Autism that I had missed that very morning. Their were hundreds of people their supporting children with Autism, strangers and friends were standing in the gap for my family, my daughter. I felt the urge that I needed to stand in the gap for a familyeffected by childhood cancer who couldn't attend the St. Baldricks event. I could feel God moving in my heart, I didnt know whether to stand and dance for joy for being able to help or to cry for the effected families and children, families like mine.

I have always had very long hair and have "loved" my hair dearly. Looking at the pictures of all the children that had beautiful bald heads of no choice of their own made it very clear to me what I was supposed to do. God reminded me of a verse that I hold very near to my heart, " Do to others as you would like done to you" and I knew what I needed to do. I would want someone to "walk" for my daughter, or donate to research so how could I not do the same. It was very simple to me. So I stood up to join the fight, the fight for children with cancer and for children all over America that are facing disabilities. I donated my hair to "Locks of Love" and give kids with cancer hair, but that wasn't enough. I needed to shave my head. I want to draw attention to childhood cancer, I needed to do something dramatic, shaving my head was my only option. The next part is raising money for finding a cure, for research and to stand together with families all over the United States as parents of Children with disabilities. Even though our needs are different we fight every day for our children.

I pray that you will join me in this fight. Whether you know someone who has had cancer or a family with a Special Needs child I ask you to search your heart and ask the Lord how much He would have you to give. How much, not if.

I've answered the call to be a hero! I'm having my head shaved to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer, but more importantly, to raise money to find cures.

Please support me with a donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This volunteer-driven charity funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government.

Your gift will give hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. So when I ask for your support, I'm really asking you to support these kids. Thank you!

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