It’s the kindest cut of all for Laura and Jane
A mother and daughter have teamed up to help children and young people who suffer hair loss because of illness.
Laura Donald, 38, and her six-yearold daughter Jane, had 30ins in total cut off their locks to help the Little Princess Trust make real hair wigs for those who have lost theirs due to cancer treatment or other conditions.
They made the move after Jane came up with the idea.
Laura, from Gallowhill in Paisley, said: “She said to me ‘Mummy can I donate my hair for the kids that aren’t very well?’
“I don’t know if she had been watching YouTube and had maybe seen it.
“So, I said I would do it with her too.” Laura was delighted that Jane, a pupil at St Catherine’s Primary School, in Gallowhill, had been so thoughtful by giving up her long hair.
“I thought it was very mature for a six-year-old,” she said. “I’m so proud of her.”
Now that they’ve had the chop, both Laura and Jane are walking on air with their shorter dos.
“People have been saying ‘Wow!’” said Laura.
The Little Princess Trust provides free real hair wigs to children and young people up to 24-years-old who have lost their own hair.
It uses hair donations and fundraising cash sent to it by its supporters, to manufacture and fit the real wigs. Established in 2006, it has supplied more than 8,000 wigs to children and young people and has invested around £ 5 million in groundbreaking childhood cancer research.
The charity says providing free real hair wigs is at the heart of what it does, but it also wants to support the development of less aggressive and less toxic cancer treatments.
In 2016, thanks to the huge efforts of fundraisers, it was able to begin funding academics and organisations involved in researching the causes of paediatric cancer. Express readers are being encouraged to mark World Porridge Day by throwing a party in aid of Mary’s Meals.
The charity, which feeds more than 1.5 million children around the world every school day, is asking Paisley people to get together with friends, family, colleagues or schoolmates during the month of October to enjoy a bowl of porridge and raise funds to support its life-changing work.
World Porridge Day is supported by Masterchef: The Professionals winner Gary Maclean.
He said:“A simple bowl of porridge can help chronically hungry children get an education and lift themselves out of poverty.
“I work in a college and am passionate about helping young people realise their potential, so the work of Mary’s Meals is very close to my heart.”