Two girls five-year-old Nidhi and eight-year-old Tulsi Jogia have donated their hair to the Little Princess Trust to help fundraise nearly £250 for those all those suffering any hair-loss related to cancer or others.
Tulsi, who knew that her grandfather had suffered from cancer, said that she was- “very happy because I am helping someone who does not have hair and because my grandad had cancer.”
Both of them decided to donate their hair after having learned of the girl in Tulsi's class who has alopecia. It is a general term for hair-loss and Alopecia areata is a common cause of non-scarring (does not cause scarring to the scalp) hair loss that can occur at any age. It usually causes small, round patches of baldness on the scalp, although hair elsewhere such as the beard, eyebrows, eyelashes, body and limbs can be affected. According to the NHS approximately 8 million women loose their hair every year.
The Little Princess Trust
The Little Princess Trust supplies real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people who have lost their hair through cancer treatment and other illnesses. Based in Hereford, this charity was started in 2006 in memory of 5-year-old Hannah Tarplee, who died of cancer.
Since its foundation, the Trust has given away over 6,000 wigs; and according to Helen Creese they donate approximately 100-wigs every month on an average. However, the trust does not have any physical centres and neither is it in association with any of the hospitals.
“We do not run any physical centres as such. Families may self-refer to the charity to obtain wig or be referred by a member of their clinical team. The Little Princess Trust Cases Department puts the family in contact with an independent, specialist wig-supplier, as close as possible geographically, so a wig can be arranged.” said Helen.
