Most kids would prefer to fit in rather than stand out for fear that they’ll get picked on or teased for those differences, so when this 8-year-old’s young cousin was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she decided to shave her head so that he’d never feel self-conscious for looking different.
Shortly after 3-year-old Cooper Evens was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called Burkitt lymphoma, which is located in his intestines, his older cousin Morgan Weyand went to her mom to ask if she could shave her head so she could support Cooper, as well as aunt and another cousin who both have breast cancer.
The third grader came up with the idea on her own, and decided to donate all the hair to ‘Wigs for Kids’. “That little girl has a heart of gold, there’s not many kids that would do that,” hairstylist Amanda Thompson said.
“It was pretty powerful and meant a lot to us because with Cooper just being three and having a rare kind of cancer, it’s nice to see all the support that we have been getting from Morgan and the family,” said mother Kayla Nicklow.
Watch the entire video below to see what this amazing eight-year-old did to support her cousin who’s fighting a rare form of cancer.
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[Feautured image credit: Facebook/Joanne Weyand Nicklow]
Brave 8-Year-Old Shaved Her Head To Make Her Sick Cousin Feel Better is an article from: LifeDaily