Childhood Cancer Inspires Woman To Go Bald On Purpose
It's not often we get to celebrate kindness and generosity here at Glosslip. In the world of celebrities, selfless acts aren't the norm, but in the real world, there are real people doing amazing things to help others. We are humbled to share one of their stories.
Amy Patel, after finding out a high school friend's child was diagnosed with cancer, wanted to help and has come up with a unique way of doing so. More about Amy's efforts from the Huntsville Times:
Dramatic gestures are not uncommon for Patel, who is the theater teacher at Butler High School. And going bald on purpose, as she has called her cause, is a dramatic statement to raise awareness of childhood cancer."It's the extreme makeover edition," Patel said.
Patel decided to raise money for St. Jude's after she asked her friend, Melissa Shuford Thomason, what she could do to help. Thomason, who lives in Birmingham, suggested making a donation to cancer research or to the hospital.
Thomason's son, Evan, spent months at St. Jude's in Memphis and returns every week for treatment. He still has cancer, but he has grown his hair back, attends school, plays baseball and is in Cub Scouts.
"St. Jude's has become part of our family," Thomason said.
As she explored ways to raise money, Patel learned about a program called St. Baldrick's Foundation. Participants shave their heads to raise money for childhood cancer research organizations.
Because she wanted her money to go to St. Jude's, Patel has gone out on her own with her head-shaving efforts. The St. Jude 5K Race in Florence, she decided, was the place to do it.
So tonight, she'll run her first 5K race and then her hairdresser, Jonathan Fowler, will break out the razor.
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