Oh, and: “Locks of Love” is NOT a charity. You apparently don’t realize that they don’t charitably “give” kids wigs; their families have to pay market prices for them based on their economic status.
The simple truth though, is, supporting a bald girl involves more than just handing her a wig. It isn’t terribly supportive to basically just tell her that her appearance is a problem that she needs to fix.
Oookay. First of all, these organizations usually only give wigs made of real hair to people with permanent hair loss, such as alopecia, not people with cancer, as their hair loss is only temporary.
Second, most of it ends up in the trash or sold to salons because these organizations get far more donations than they do requests for hair.
Third, most people who are sick with cancer prefer wigs made of artificial hair, because it’s far less expensive, and much easier to style and care for.
Also… no one “needs” hair. But that aside, donating money does WAY more good.
Oh, and: “Locks of Love” is NOT a charity. You apparently don’t realize that they don’t charitably “give” kids wigs; their families have to pay market prices for them based on their economic status.
The simple truth though, is, supporting a bald girl involves more than just handing her a wig. It isn’t terribly supportive to basically just tell her that her appearance is a problem that she needs to fix.
Oookay. First of all, these organizations usually only give wigs made of real hair to people with permanent hair loss, such as alopecia, not people with cancer, as their hair loss is only temporary.
Second, most of it ends up in the trash or sold to salons because these organizations get far more donations than they do requests for hair.
Third, most people who are sick with cancer prefer wigs made of artificial hair, because it’s far less expensive, and much easier to style and care for.
Also… no one “needs” hair. But that aside, donating money does WAY more good.