wigs for kids--alopecia

Old 11-16-2009, 06:48 AM
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haven't i heard of ladies who make wigs for free with donated hair for kids with alopecia? just learned that a fella i used to work with at the P.O has a ll yr old daughter, and she doesn't have a wig. I'm sure i could come up with the hair. and do they have to be replaced often?
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Old 11-16-2009, 07:11 AM
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Wigs for kids is one and locks of love is another. I donated twice to wigs for kids. I also sent in my grandmother's hair, a beautiful, long silvery braid. They don't use those for the kids wigs, but they are able to sell them to make money to have the kids' wigs made.

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Looks like they're also on facebook and twitter.

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Old 11-16-2009, 09:13 AM
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I've been wanting to donate to locks of love for a long time, now, but where I live, they won't take any less than 12" of hair...

My cousin has alopicia, it never occured to me that people with that condition might need a wig just as much as a cancer patient...
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Old 11-16-2009, 11:25 AM
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Kids heads do grow...so I would imagine they would have to be replaced periodically.
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Old 11-16-2009, 08:48 PM
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My granddaughters have often donated their hair for Locks of Love.
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Old 11-16-2009, 08:52 PM
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Two years ago I donated 15" of beautiful naturally red, curley hair to Lockstolove. They sent such a beautiful card in return. My son started to grow his hair just for a kick. He just had it cut and donated 12" to lockstolove. His is curly too, dark brown. What a great thing for a college kid to do (Univ of Delaware, Masters in Technical Theatre) I don't think that I'll cut off that much again, but it was sure a good feeling once. They need atleast 10" to use.
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