Pantene Beautiful Lengths

Keri S.

March 24, 2010 - 8:00 PM

I have so much in my life to be thankful for. Not only do I have an amazing set of family and friends to support me and help me in whatever I do, but all of my basic needs have been met and exceeded. I have been truly blessed in so many ways, and I am so thankful for all of the opportunities I have been given so far. As I often take these blessings for granted, I overlook that not everyone lives the type of life that I do. I hope, in any small way that I can, to be able to help others with whatever abilities or assets I may have to offer.

There are some things in life that cannot be explained or reasoned with. One of these things is cancer. Cancer is something that has touched me personally through close friends, family, and teachers. I know people who have joyously overcome this disease, people who have tragically passed away too young, and people who are currently fighting so strongly to overcome and conquer it. Their determination and motivation makes them some of the strongest people I know. I cannot express the admiration and strength that I see from anyone who has the ability to cope and fight cancer. It is a demanding and selfish disease, and is an unfair and unexplainable condition that could happen to anyone at anytime.

With all of this said, I have been growing out my hair for the last year and half with the intention of donating it towards making wigs for those cancer patients who have lost their hair. This is something I have heard about for a while but never done personally. Yesterday, I finally made the cut!

I have decided to donate my hair to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program after a lot of research. There are so many great programs available, and it was extremely difficult to choose just one. I ultimately decided on this program because the wig will go to an adult woman who has lost her hair to cancer. While some more popular programs focused on donating their hair to children, I liked the idea that my hair could go towards someone closer to my own age. I also liked that this program was dedicated specifically for cancer patients, as this is a disease that is close to my heart.

Donating my hair is something I have always wanted to do. After finally cutting it, it is something I know I will do again. I hope that my hair donation will help a woman somewhere to restore one piece of normalcy to her life, and that she can get one thing back from this disease that takes so much.

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