Locks of Love

Ohayo minna! Has anyone heard of the Locks of Love program? If not, they are a non-profit organization that provides hairpeices for children that have lost theirs due to cancer therapies or other medical reasons. There are a few requirements for donations but nothing to difficult to abide by. The minimum length accepted for donations is 10 inches, which they ask be tied into a ponytail or braid before cutting. Today me and my daughter both sacrificed our long hair for this cause. My daughter gave 12 inches of hair and I ended up giving up 24 inches of mine. I almost cried when they cut mine, but it didn't seem to faze my daughter in the least. I guess it hurt me to cut mine so much because I haven't cut any real length (outside of trimming split ends) for close to 16 years. Yes it was long, yes it could be a pain to care for, and yes I miss it. But, if it will help out a child in need, I will gladly suck it up and keep telling myself it will grow back. Now it's only a few inches past my shoulders and I feel absolutely naked!! I reckon this will ulitmately help my hair and make it healthier, but oh how it hurts to have it gone...I'll grieve it for a while but I'll get over it.If you would be interested in helping out this cause, the URL is www.locksoflove.org . The website gives more details of  how to go about donating hair and also has a gallery showing some the before and after shots of some of the recipients and a donor gallery. I encourage anyone to check this out, it's worthwhile and if I can do it , so can you!