I have been growing out my hair for seven years since I last donated my hair to locks of love as a child. My hair is something I hold very close to me. I'm terrified to cut off my hair.
Terrified I will look ugly, that people will stare, that I won't feel as good about myself. As soon as these thoughts popped into my head when a very eloquent man I didn't know said exactly the words I needed to hear I knew this important.
I knew this was important because I've lost too many family members to cancer. I knew this was important because I have too many friends diagnosed or in remission who are battling cancer still. I knew this was important because every day, thousands upon thousands of people don't have the choice to be vain and lose their hair. So many people lose so much of themselves to cancer and it doesn't feel like their is anything to do to make it better.
Maybe this is something I can do to make a difference. This is why some of my beautiful and brave sorority sisters and I are volunteering to be shavees.
We'd like to make a difference if we can, we'd like to forget our vanity and all the things our hair means for us and stand up for beating cancer. We need your help to make this meaningful though so please if you can sponsor us as we go through this journey. Let's tell cancer that it can't steal anyone's spirit, or strength or beauty anymore! Let's do something meaningful.
Thank you for all of your support and donations. This event will be May 3rd at UNC from 12- 4pm if you would like to watch me lose my hair.
I'm honoring my beloved cousins Paul and Chad who lost their battle, my beautiful cousin Cathy who beat cancer, my best friend PaNhia, my wonderful high school teacher Mrs. Evans, my beautiful sisters in Alpha Omicron Pi and everyone battling cancer right now and praying and rooting for you all to beat this beast!
