Hilary Swank went to Beautiful Lengths for the Cause
Did you know that nearly 60% of women regard hair loss as the single worst side effect of cancer treatment? I didn’t, but I’m not surprised. When I was first diagnosed one of my first feelings was terror over the fact that I might lose my hair. A close friend of mine rallied, saying she’d shave her head if I faced that reality.
I never did lose my hair. Sometimes I think my bout with cancer wasn’t real because I still have my hair (then I look at my scars and say, oh yeah, it was real).
Anyway, a woman (”hairjazz75″) commented on my site yesterday about her involvement as an ambassador for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths and Million Inch Chain program. “Together we are trying to gather 1 million inches of hair to make into wigs for women with cancer. A lot of women get really insecure about losing their hair due to chemo treatment. So we try and help them regain their confidence so they can fight this disease,” she said. I pulled her comment to post here because this is such a special thing women can do to help other women. It’s easy — hair just grows, it is up to you not to cut it until it is long enough to donate. I just spent some time poking around that site and found great link to see and share photos on Flickr — of women with their new dos and their beautiful lengths of usable hair. They make me proud.
Anyway, I’m sure you’ve heard of Locks of Love. While the Pantene program makes wigs specifically for women with cancer, Locks of Love helps children.
Hillary Swank is working with the folks at Pantene — here’s the direct link to a Q & A with her. Check out the You Tube video of her Oprah appearance last week:
Don’t you think Lindsay Lohan could get on this band wagon? Geesh … the women that could use that hair!
FYI … hair must form a ponytail that is at least eight inches long and it takes six ponytails to make one wig. Lindsay?
breast cancer, cancer, Hilary Swank, Lindsay Lohan, Pantene Beautiful Lengths, Locks of Love
November 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Yes! This cause is amazing, and something that I stand behind 100%, because I actually work with Pantene Beautiful Lengths and Million Inch Chain as a community amabassador to get people like all of you out there to donate your beautiful hair to this amazing cause. There are so many women struggling with chemo related hair loss, and it can be devastating. I am hoping that all of you will be inspired by this story. If you want more information on how you can donate please visit this website! http://www.beautifullengths.com/en_US/million_inch/million_inch_qa.jsp
We need every inch of hair that we can get!