getting my hair cut for locks of love tomorrow

brandonsfuturewife07 · February 2010

this is the most recent pic i have of it down (thanksgiving), so it has obviously grown since then.

up:

am i going to be bald?

MrsTotty · February 2010

Thats great! I wish I had that kind of patience with my hair ... lol

tmp-354536812503300 · February 2010

I think there's a minimum length they will cut off for donation. I can't remember exactly what length though. I had 13inches cut off Aug 2008 and donated. I went from really long to kind of a bob.

Snowy_Owl · February 2010

You'll be new mom bald :P

djandkellen · February 2010

Your hair will be short b/c you have to give 12 inches, I think. That's a very noble cause. Good luck!

Kari Merks · February 2010

I thought the min was 10", but I could be wrong. I'm sure you could google the length required.

BetchySprout · February 2010

Did you research LoL at all? They mostly want $$ donations now, not hair. They end up selling most of the hair that is donated.

(I researched it after my 12 year old sister donated a foot+ of virgin blonde hair after having Thyroid cancer)

brandonsfuturewife07 · February 2010

AudreyGolightly:
I think there's a minimum length they will cut off for donation. I can't remember exactly what length though. I had 13inches cut off Aug 2008 and donated. I went from really long to kind of a bob.

i think it is 10 in.

Dr.Freud · February 2010

Don't make the same mistake I did last year. She told me I only had to do 7 inches, so that's what I did. Then I found out that 7 would be used for mannequins. You need at least 10 for a wig

TheNerdyKatie · February 2010

Aww that's amazing!! I thought they only had to cut off 6 inches? And a side note. I LOVE the face the little boy on the far right is making!

Melissa17 · February 2010

Its a good cause

I did it a few years back. Growing my hair out so I can do it all over again.

MrsG2B07 · February 2010

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

brandonsfuturewife07 · February 2010

ok well i think i will have enough hair, then.

the last time i got my hair cut was the beginning of january 2009. Embarrassed

Mrs.State746 · February 2010

10 inches is the min. You hair can be colored, bleached and permed. I donated November of 2008 and cut off 12 inches total. I received a card a few months later from LOL thanking me for my donation. I'll probably try to donate every 5 years. I just hate my hair short, but it's for a good cause.

BW looks like you are going to have short hair if you are going to try to make the min. But it has to be 10 inches in length, so my stylist measured my hair put it in a pony tail and chopped.

Here are some pics

Before the "chop"

Right after the chop...it got shorter after.

BetchySprout · February 2010

MrsG2B07:

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

LoL is mostly for kids with Alopecia and long term hair loss (cancer kids don't meet their standard usually, you have to have been bald for a year), not cancer, FYI.

ibfloridagirl · February 2010

10" is the min. but i would wait just a little bit longer, cause they cut the 10" THEN you do the haircut, so it ends up super short. I donated 22" several years ago, i felt good about doing something good, but i cried like a baby because the change was SO drastic. I will never ever go that short again (it was Halle Berry short)

Momma.Brown · February 2010

good for you!

phishphood · February 2010

Pattypoundcake:
MrsG2B07:

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

LoL is mostly for kids with Alopecia and long term hair loss (cancer kids don't meet their standard usually, you have to have been bald for a year), not cancer, FYI.

The LoL website says that cancer is the second highest percentage of recipients behind alopecia.

brandonsfuturewife07 · February 2010

phishphood:
Pattypoundcake:
MrsG2B07:

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

LoL is mostly for kids with Alopecia and long term hair loss (cancer kids don't meet their standard usually, you have to have been bald for a year), not cancer, FYI.

The LoL website says that cancer is the second highest percentage of recipients behind alopecia.

seriously, does this have to turn into an argument?

phishphood · February 2010

brandonsfuturewife07:
phishphood:
Pattypoundcake:
MrsG2B07:

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

LoL is mostly for kids with Alopecia and long term hair loss (cancer kids don't meet their standard usually, you have to have been bald for a year), not cancer, FYI.

The LoL website says that cancer is the second highest percentage of recipients behind alopecia.

seriously, does this have to turn into an argument?

Huh? No one is arguing here.

sweetfrogy · February 2010

Please be aware that Locks of Love is a FOR PROFIT company. I donated 4 times before realizing this. These wigs are not provided to cancer patients free of charge, they use the hair to make wigs for profit.

brandonsfuturewife07 · February 2010

sweetfrogy:
Please be aware that Locks of Love is a FOR PROFIT company. I donated 4 times before realizing this. These wigs are not provided to cancer patients free of charge, they use the hair to make wigs for profit.

holy ***. i do not care. i just want to get the hair that has been annoying me for over a year cut off my damn head and not throw it all away.

LaLaSweets · February 2010

It will so much easier to deal with ; )

BetchySprout · February 2010

phishphood:
Pattypoundcake:
MrsG2B07:

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

LoL is mostly for kids with Alopecia and long term hair loss (cancer kids don't meet their standard usually, you have to have been bald for a year), not cancer, FYI.

The LoL website says that cancer is the second highest percentage of recipients behind alopecia.

Yes, and it is a very small percent. You can have 98% of one thing, 1% of another, and 1% be a bunch of other things, KWIM, and that first 1% of one thing would still be second. Their requirements are very strict and kids with cancer usually don't meet them due to the time restrictions. I wish their restrictions were not so strict and that they didn't do a sliding scale but gave the wigs away, but they don't. My sister was so disappointed when she found all that info out.

BetchySprout · February 2010

brandonsfuturewife07:

sweetfrogy:
Please be aware that Locks of Love is a FOR PROFIT company. I donated 4 times before realizing this. These wigs are not provided to cancer patients free of charge, they use the hair to make wigs for profit.

holy ***. i do not care. i just want to get the hair that has been annoying me for over a year cut off my damn head and not throw it all away.

I am with you there...I am going to probably donate my 15 or so inches to Pantene's program. I cannot WAIT to get this freaking mop off my head.

phishphood · February 2010

Pattypoundcake:
phishphood:
Pattypoundcake:
MrsG2B07:

I'm a stylist and the minimum is 10 inches. There is more than one type of place that makes wigs for cancer kids/women. So check inot it. I havent' read up on it lately.

You won't be bald. You could do a cute chin length bob or you may even have a little more length than that left. It will be much easier to care for.

And, FYI it takes about 12 of those ponytails they cut off to make one wig.

LoL is mostly for kids with Alopecia and long term hair loss (cancer kids don't meet their standard usually, you have to have been bald for a year), not cancer, FYI.

The LoL website says that cancer is the second highest percentage of recipients behind alopecia.

Yes, and it is a very small percent. You can have 98% of one thing, 1% of another, and 1% be a bunch of other things, KWIM, and that first 1% of one thing would still be second. Their requirements are very strict and kids with cancer usually don't meet them due to the time restrictions. I wish their restrictions were not so strict and that they didn't do a sliding scale but gave the wigs away, but they don't. My sister was so disappointed when she found all that info out.

Yeah, I see what you're saying. That is really disappointing!

Lerxie · February 2010

brandonsfuturewife07:

sweetfrogy:
Please be aware that Locks of Love is a FOR PROFIT company. I donated 4 times before realizing this. These wigs are not provided to cancer patients free of charge, they use the hair to make wigs for profit.

holy ***. i do not care. i just want to get the hair that has been annoying me for over a year cut off my damn head and not throw it all away.

You could just donate it to me for my shri....

Wait, what?

brandonsfuturewife07 · February 2010

Lerxie:
brandonsfuturewife07:

sweetfrogy:
Please be aware that Locks of Love is a FOR PROFIT company. I donated 4 times before realizing this. These wigs are not provided to cancer patients free of charge, they use the hair to make wigs for profit.

holy ***. i do not care. i just want to get the hair that has been annoying me for over a year cut off my damn head and not throw it all away.

You could just donate it to me for my shri....

Wait, what?

bahahahahhahaha

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