A CARING teenager went to great lengths to help children with cancer – by cutting her hair.
Anam Khan, of Hiliary Gardens, Stanmore, cut 13 inches from her locks so it could be donated to the Little Princess Trust charity which makes wigs for young cancer patients and children with alopecia, a condition in which the hair falls out.
She had been growing her hair since she was 12 and said she had only had it trimmed slightly ever since.
The 17-year-old, who is headgirl at Park High school in Thistlecroft Gardens, Stanmore, said: “I saw an advert on the internet and really wanted to do something, so I booked an appointment and went in the next day.
“At first, I was quite upset as everyone is used to seeing me with long hair, and my hair was my identity, but everyone has been so nice and saying how nice it looks.”
Anam’s proud aunt, Shaheen Walker, 43, of Hazelwood Close, Headstone, said: “It is just something she did off her own bat, she saw the internet page and wanted to do something nice.
“She has always been very particular about getting her hair cut, but she was so moved by this story. She is such a selfless person.”
The Little Princess Trust collects donated hair, then, through cash donations, pays a supplier to make wigs for children, who receive them for free.
The real hair wigs would ordinarily cost as much as £1,000.
Wendy Tarplee-Morris set up the Little Princess Trust in memory of her late daughter, Hannah Tarplee, who died from cancer in 2005.
She said: “It is a very kind thing to do and as it takes nine or 10 donations to make one wig we are always very grateful to people who make such a personal sacrifice.”
The trust has donated more than 360 wigs this year.
