The smile wraps around her face as she approaches the stylists chair. She is always giving, caring and loving others but this time she wants to give more...her hair.
Last night we poured over the different organizations that take donated hair. The deciding factor was...how many inches will they cut? She knew that she wanted to give her hair, but how much would she be left with? So, we found the Pantene organization that would accept hair cut at 8". Okay that was the one we would give to! Mikaela, even with her giving heart, still wanted to maintain a certain level of comfort, minus a few inches. Off we go to the Image West Salon and the van was filled with excitement and fear, but her determination remained fixed...giving a girl a chance to feel pretty. Little Mikaela could not image life without hair, it was hard enough to lose a few inches, but she pressed on! We arrive and tell the stylist what she was about to do and the criteria for submission.
Snip...Snip...Snip.... It is cut! No turning back!
She is amazing. I watched her smile turn to a stare as she evaluated the decision that she made. It was gone. Mikaela sat patiently as her hair was cut, evened and blown dry.
Then in the car she cried. Her hair was gone and she came out a little shorter than she had hoped for! She now could donate to Locks of Love and give a child a wig. As we talked over the weight of her decision, she began to feel lighter and smiled at the thought of a little girl enjoying the hair she once wore. Mikaela's sacrifice came at a big cost but beCAUSE she cares another with reap the benefit of her loss.... a wig.
