Yesterday, Julia donated 12 inches of her hair to the non-profit organization, Locks of Love. Locks of Love is an extremely worthy organization that takes donations of hair ten inches or longer and uses them to create hairpieces for disadvantaged children who suffer for any form of medical hair loss. Can you think of any better way to use the hair you shed? I cannot.
Julia has been donating her magnificent hair to Locks of Love since Elementary school. Though I can’t be certain of the number of donations she has made, I think this is her 4th.
hair today
My favorite youngest daughter, Julia, with her locks of love intact. This picture was taken on Sunday, the day before her donation.
gone tomorrow
And here Julia is, a couple of hours after donating her hair. Though I am unashamedly biased, to me Julia is more beautiful for her loss. I know that the recipient of her gift, though already as beautiful as every child inherently is, will benefit from its gain.
Hair is something we take for granted. We should take nothing for granted…
If you’re interested to know more about Julia, and discover for yourself just how wonderful a person she is, then please search my blog for poetry. Much of it is Julia’s. Perhaps my favorite of her poems is “The Wind and the Tree“. In addition to writing poetry, Julia draws, babysits, and most important of all, she truly cares.
Like all my children, family, and friends, Julia is a constant source of inspiration to me. Indeed she is also the principle Hero in my epic work, Malmaxa. {Hero is not a typo, but you’ll need to read “Beltamar’s War” to find both her, and why.}
