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女兒捐的頭發

(2017-09-23 20:43:16) 下一個

好幾年前女兒就想把長發剪了捐獻給有需要的癌症患者。但那時她常遊泳，總跟漂白水接觸，一直沒有捐成。兩年多前，她停止了在泳池裏做義工，學校的遊泳隊也不參加了，這才開始了做捐獻頭發的前期工作。

她把頭發剪得很短，花了兩年多的時間讓頭發一邊長，一邊精心護理。慢慢地發質光亮了不少，顏色開始恢複本來的黑色，長度也留到了足夠可以捐獻了。

她和兩個約好也要捐發的同學找了好幾個理發店，但都是隻剪發，不接受捐發。女兒上網找到了一個地方接受郵寄去的頭發，我自告奮勇幫她們寄。

三個小姑娘在我家自己把頭發剪了交給我，互相打趣著被剪得好笑的頭，打打鬧鬧去了理發店。

我把頭發放進Ziploc bag裏，再裝進信封，拿到郵局去寄。郵局工作人員用手捏了幾下信封，轉頭對另一個工作人員說，“挺多的人捐頭發呢！”

大約二十天後，女兒收到一封信。打開一看，是封感謝信——

女兒很高興，把信認真讀了一遍。

我也把信讀了一遍，又上網看了更多的資料：

Donate your hair

Thinking about donating your hair to help make wigs for women who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment? This simple act of generosity makes a world of difference to women with cancer. It takes 8 to 15 ponytails to create 1 real-hair wig. This is why your support is so important.

Procter & Gamble Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society, launched the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign in 2007. Thanks to thousands of generous Canadians from coast to coast, over 70,000 ponytails have been donated and made into wigs to help women living with cancer regain their confidence and sense of self.

Pantene Beautiful Lengths accepts hair donations, then creates, ships and donates real-hair wigs to Canadian Cancer Society wig banks across Canada. There is no cost to the Society or to the individuals who receive these wigs. Please consider sending your hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths as a meaningful way to support someone on a cancer journey.

If you’re thinking about donating your hair, here’s how it works:

Preparing your hair:

Hair must be a minimum 8 inches in length
Hair must be clean, dry and not swept off the floor
Hair should not be chemically treated (bleach, colour or perm)
Hair must be no more than 5% gray

Making the cut:

Clean, shampoo and/or condition hair, without any styling, hairspray or additional hair products.
Gather hair at the nape of the neck.
Create a ponytail with an elastic band. Make sure the band is tight around the hair to keep the hair together after cutting. If it comes out of the band, it won’t be included in the donation. A second hair band can be placed around the middle of the ponytail to keep the hair together.
Ensure that the elastic band is just below where you want to cut your hair.
Measure the length of the ponytail from the elastic band to the tips, making sure it’s at least 8 inches long. Donations shorter than 8 inches will not be used, because this is too short for making a wig. If your hair is not 8 inches, continue growing it out. There is no maximum length requirement.
Cut the hair just above the elastic band so that the elastic band remains on the ponytail after cutting and keeps cut hair together. Do not wash or style the ponytail in any way after it has been cut off.
Place the ponytail, kept intact with the elastic band, in a zipper-lock bag and seal tightly. Please ensure that the ponytail is completely dry before sending.
Place the plastic bag with the ponytail in a padded or plastic envelope and send to:

PANTENE BEAUTIFUL LENGTHS
ARCHWAY
2-1055 MIDDLEGATE RD
MISSISSAUGA ON L4Y 3Y4

Include your name and address if you would like to receive acknowledgement of your donation.

Turn your hair donation into a fundraising event, raising funds to help change cancer forever. We’ve made it easy for you to organize your own event.

問女兒今後還會捐嗎？她說prom以後會的，還和那兩個同學一道。

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