When he was six years old, Christian McPhilamy from Florida was very affected by a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital commercial for pediatric cancer. Wanting to make a difference, he decided to grow out his hair so that he could donate it to a child with hair loss from cancer.
An Amazing Initiative
Christian’s mother, Deeanna, says that he took this decision completely on his own. He did his own research to find out how he could help. He never once strayed from his goal, and always took the time to educate others on why he made the choice to grow his hair.
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Bullies Could Not Stop Him
Some of Christian’s classmates were not as mature and understanding as he was. He says that they teased him and tried to call him a girl. Even coaches and teachers tried to get him to cut his hair. Though he admits some of the comments made him feel “not very good,” he was not discouraged.
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A Long Process
It took 2 1/2 years to get his hair to the desired length. Now at eight years old, Christian finally cut his hair into four 10-inch ponytails. He then donated it to the Children With Hair Loss charity. This nonprofit charity provides a free hair piece every year to children who have medically related hair loss issues, such as cancer patients or burn victims. Christian has been praised as a hero all over Facebook.
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