north east regional extra | March 4 - 10, 2020
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March 4 - 10, 2020
Hair today, gone tomorrow By BELINDA HARRISON
WHEN Lily Currie Fraser’s hair was at its longest, it reached mid-calf and the grade five Wangaratta Primary School student was always fighting with knots and snarls to keep it manageable. These days she has no such hassles, with it only just reaching past her shoulders and Lily admits (as does her mother, Sharon Currie) that it’s much easier for her to brush her own hair now that it’s short. Lily’s decision to cut off such a huge amount of her hair came about when her friend, Lily Wadley, lost her hair during treatment for cancer. The 10 year old decided she didn’t want other kids to suffer or feel awkward due to their hair loss and asked her Dad to look into where she could donate her hair. “I didn’t want other kids to go through the same thing as my friend Lily,” she said. “So Dad did an internet search and found the Hair for Heart section on the Variety Children’s Charity site and we read through all the guidelines.” Lily has only ever had her hair cut three times in her life so going to the hairdresser is a rare occurrence - with her last visit three years ago.
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◆ HEARTFELT: Lily CurrieFraser with her Certificate of Appreciation for her hair donation. PHOTO: Belinda Harrison
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