5 weeks ago my friends daughter Francesca was taken ill and has subsequently been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, which is a cancer of the lymphatic system. It is sometimes called Hodgkin’s disease. 

2 weeks ago Francesca started her treatment which is based around 6 cycles of Chemotherapy and will take a minimum of 6 months.   The major physical side effect to the Chemotherapy is Alopecia, which you may know as hair loss to the scalp.  Over the last 2 days Francesca’s hair has started to fall out and it is likely that within the next week, she will have lost all of her scalp.

In a bid to making things a little more bearable for Francesca and possibly raising some money in the process.  I have agreed to partake in shaving my head along with 27 others on the 21st May 2011. All the monies being raised is going to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

 

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