And this isn’t the first time! Eleven years ago, she had donated her gold bangles to help three young children get their dead mother’s body released. #Respect #RealLifeHero
“On the one hand, I knew I wanted to make someone happy by giving them hair for a wig, but at the same time, I felt scared. I kept thinking of friends’ reaction. My mother kept telling me about all the blessings I would get for this, and I think that is what helped me.”
Speaking to Humans of Bombay, the young Mumbaikar narrates a heartfelt tale of how the loss of a dear friend to cancer moved her to donate her hair to trusts that make wigs for terminally-ill patients every year.
The artistes of Vanitha Sangham, Thripunithura, donated their hair at a hair donation camp organised by the Sangham to show support for cancer patients.
A team of girls from Women’s Christian College, Chennai conducts a hair donation drive annually to collect hair that can be used to make natural wigs for cancer patients of the globally-renowned Adyar Cancer Institute. Read on to know more about these wonder women!