Emily was a confident, happy little girl until she began losing her hair. After giving up dancing and gymnastics her mum, Kelly, turned to Variety for a Wig Grant.
Kelly shared her gratitude with us.
“Emily was a confident, happy little girl when we first noticed her hair loss. At first, it was just the size of a 50-cent piece but within five months, all her hair had fallen out and over the next five months, she lost her eyelashes, her eyebrows and all the hair from her legs and arms.”
“We bought her a synthetic wig to make her feel more comfortable but she lived in fear of it coming off so she had to give up dancing – which she loved – and she couldn’t hang upside down in gymnastics so she gave that up too.”
“I couldn’t believe how lucky we were when our Variety wig grant application was accepted. When Emily’s wig arrived, she didn’t take it off for three days! She showered in it, she jumped up and down on our bed in it and it was truly the most amazing thing to see her confidence soar once again.”
“Suddenly, she could go swimming at her friend’s houses, she was able to take part in sleepovers, she could go back to gymnastics – it was incredible!”
“The hardest part of being a parent is when things happen to your kids that are out of your control. I’m so grateful to Variety for providing not only the wig itself but also the sense of relief and comfort that it has brought our family.”
“We bought her a synthetic wig to make her feel more comfortable but she lived in fear of it coming off so she had to give up dancing – which she loved – and she couldn’t hang upside down in gymnastics so she gave that up too,” Kelly, Emily’s Mum, said.
“I couldn’t believe how lucky we were when our Variety wig grant application was accepted. When Emily’s wig arrived, she didn’t take it off for three days! She showered in it, she jumped up and down on our bed in it and it was truly the most amazing thing to see her confidence soar once again.”
“Suddenly, she could go swimming at her friend’s houses, she was able to take part in sleepovers, she could go back to gymnastics – it was incredible!”
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