the BIG chop

On Saturday 4th April I went to my hairdressers Kin & Co and chopped off my hair.

Leading up to the day, I felt a bit nervous; I wasn’t sure short hair would suit me. But I kept thinking about all the children who don’t have hair, whether due to medical treatment or hair loss conditions. In the end, it didn’t matter anymore. I didn’t care about having short hair, because it meant someone else could have hair instead.

Now my hair was layered, with the back longer than the front. Michaela carefully tied it up and made the first simple cut and just like that, there was no going back.

She measured and it some was 17 inches and the longer bits were 18 inches.

Now that it’s done, I feel really proud of myself. Knowing that someone out there will wear a wig, carefully made by a specialist just for them, and that it might bring a smile to their face makes it all worthwhile.

As of today I have raised £90.00 plus £22.50 in Gift Aid, if you would like to donate you can go here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/thenextchapter-thebigchop