4MyChild: Help and Hope for Life

July 22, 2007

“Locks of Love”

Inspiring story about a young girl with cerebral palsy donating her hair to “Locks of Love.” Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

If anyone is good example of the fact that you’re never too young to make a difference, it’s Hannah Golay.

At just 5 years old, Golay recently decided to cut off her long hair in order to donate it to the organization Locks of Love, which makes wigs out of donated hair for children suffering from illnesses that result in hair loss.

“My hair was really long,” Golay said. “I donated it to Locks of Love. It’s pretty.”

Even at her young age, Golay has seen first-hand how illness and hair loss can affect children.

At 2 years old, Golay was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and her parents were told she might never be able to walk.

Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that appears in infancy or early childhood and permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination.

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