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Even as braid chopping and choti cutting stories dominate the headlines, two little girls in NCR volunteered to get their braids chopped. No monster here – the girls donated their hair for a cause.
Ten-year-old Myra and eight-year-old Arna decided to donate their hair for making wigs for cancer patients, after learning about it from a friend in the US. India is among the top three nations with incidence of Breast Cancer.
Wise beyond her years, Myra, who is an avid golfer, says she loves her hair and loves to tie them up in different styles.
Little Arna loves to tie her hair in a pony.
But the cause was close to Myra’s heart. Her friend donated her hair in the US, and she wanted to do the same. Luckily for her, her parents, Neelam and Dharmen Trivedi were very supportive.
"I had no idea you could donate hair. When my girls told me about it, I thought it was a beautiful gesture," says the father.
The hair once chopped, will go to Hair For Hope, India an NGO that makes natural wigs out of donated hair, and gifts them to cancer patients who’ve lost their hair to painful chemotherapy.
Hope for Hair was started by Premi Mathew. She says,
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Hair donation, like organ donation, is rare in India. But it’s simple. All you need is conviction and a few things to keep in mind:
A good quality natural hair wig can cost an upwards of Rs 15,000. And it takes hair from five to six people to make one wig. So if you have good hair, donate! And bring a smile to the faces of those battling their inner insecurities as they fight cancer.
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Published: 25 Oct 2017,06:00 PM IST