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Haircut for cancer patients

Simon Ducatel
Simon Ducatel
Although she had gotten the occasional trim along the way, Lauretta Kelway had been growing her hair out for about five years and her last cut was six months ago. Following
Although she had gotten the occasional trim along the way, Lauretta Kelway had been growing her hair out for about five years and her last cut was six months ago. Following the recent death of her father, who succumbed to a cancer that had spread to his spine, lung and brain, she decided to do what she could to offer support to other cancer patients by cutting her hair and raising funds for cancer research to the tune of about $300. Most wigs are synthetic, and human hair wigs require 16 ponytails to complete, she told the Round Up. Here, local hairstylist Robin Baillargeon offered to cut the ponytail in sections as Kelway braced herself for a big change.

Simon Ducatel

About the Author: Simon Ducatel

Simon Ducatel joined Mountain View Publishing in 2015 after working for the Vulcan Advocate since 2007, and graduated among the top of his class from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's journalism program in 2006.
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