Westport girls donate their hair
Published: May 13, 2008
When 7-year-old Michaela Leach got her second-ever haircut on Saturday, she couldn’t wait to get rid of a whole foot of hair. It was heavy, she said, and impossible to brush. Shampooing was a trial.
But even better than a lighter, easier to wear hairstyle, Michaela said, was the fact that her hair was going to “Locks of Love.” Someday it may be on a wig meant for a child who has lost her hair completely.
Michaela was accompanied to the Regis Hair Salon at SouthShore Mall in Aberdeen by her sister, Amiah, who will be 5 next week. Before Amaih had her hair trimmed, it cascaded practically to the top of her legs.
Nina Miller, the girls’ mother, couldn’t hold back tears. She said she knew it was silly, but her girls had worn Rapunzel-like hair for so long she was sorry to see it go. Plus, the haircuts reminded her that Michaela and Amiah are growing up.
Pat Kurylo, the girls’ grandmother, said they have an aunt who has donated her hair to Locks of Love four times, so it was natural that they would want to take part. They especially wanted to after seeing a little girl in a hat and learning that she had lost her hair.
Michael Leach, their dad, said he was grateful that his daughters are so sensitive. “I think it’s a great way for them to be helpful for others,” Leach said.
When the girls learned they’d need at least nine inches of hair to donate, they set a goal and went for it, their grandmother said.
“They would brush it and take care of it because they knew someone was going to get it,” Kurylo said.
Not only were the girls happy to give away their hair, they were excited over their new haircuts.
Michaela got a shoulder-length page boy. She won’t have to braid it up to avoid lice when she goes to Ocosta Elementary School, which made her clap with joy.
Amiah got a bob with shorter hair in the back.
Miller couldn’t get over how much older her daughters looked.
“You look so beautiful!” she exclaimed through tears, embracing Michaela.
“I’m proud of you.”
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