Last week I lost a dear friend and colleague to cancer. Sheila always asked me to shave her head after chemo as when it started falling out it was "distressing and unhygienic" as she'd say. My ginger hair is who I am and it's the longest it's ever been. 

I laughed with Sheila about the time I had an accidental ginger skinhead when I was 18, an image that was immortalised on my passport for a decade. It wasn't pretty but then neither is cancer. 

My hair is long enough to donate for a wig as well as the headshave so many people will benefit from this.

St Michael's gave Sheila the best care in both the hospice and at home for the last months of her life. I know times are hard but if you can spare a couple of quid to see this bird shave her head, it will help another family and their friends share those precious moments. 

Lots of love V xx

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