2010 February -- Ann Karrick Donates Her Curls To Make Wigs For Cancer Patients
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Digital rendering of current hair length |
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Michelene at Greg & Tony’s gets
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Karrick Cuts Curls For
Cancer
Thursday, February 25th
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Westport, CT (Feb 2010) -- Television and radio
host Ann Karrick of Westport is cutting her curls, and donating the hair to make
wigs for cancer patients; the appointment is set for February 25th. The Greg & Tony Salon in
When asked if she wanted
short hair, Karrick said, “Not really, I’ll
probably grow it out again. I did want to cut off several inches, so it made
sense to cut more than I wanted in order to put it to good use. It’s hair, it should grow back!”
That’s the whole idea
with donating hair to make wigs for cancer patients; people who have hair can
grow it long, cut it, and grow it back while cancer patients cannot.
Greg
& Tony Salon is a Ouidad salon, making it the perfect choice for Karrick and
her curls since both the salon and Ouidad are known
for curl expertise and techniques.
Karrick went on to say,
“The reaction from others surprised me at
first; typically with long hair, when you mention cutting it there are gasps of
horror. In this case, I heard so many personal stories about people who had
donated hair in honor or memory of someone with cancer; the responses were very
encouraging and inspiring.”
In a recent study, 60
percent of women consider hair loss the
most dreaded side of chemotherapy; eight percent of those are at risk of
avoiding potentially life-saving treatment. Real-hair wigs at full price can
cost as much as $1200 and are not always covered by insurance; that’s why hair
donation is so important. Donated hair is used to make wigs that are free or at
very low cost for cancer patients.
There are requirements for donating hair,
including length, percentage of gray, treatments, etc. Donations need to be
wrapped in an elastic band, and 8-10 inches long. Some coloring and treatment
is okay, as long as the hair is not overly dry or damaged. Two of the best
known programs for donating hair to
make wigs for cancer patients are Beautiful
Lengths
and Locks
of Love.
Many local salons and stylists will offer a
free haircut for those donating
hair. If you are thinking about cutting it all off, ask your favorite hair
stylist if they participate, you might be pleasantly surprised!
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More information: Greg
& Tony Salon, Beautiful
Lengths
– www.beautifullengths.com Locks
of Love
– www.locksoflove.org Ann Karrick – www.AnnKarrick.com |
