Operation Princess Hair

Some very smart ladies have figured out a wonderful way to cheer up little Abby Riggs, who is none too pleased to be losing her hair from chemo. In addition to flooding little Abby with care packages, they are trying to raise enough money to buy her a couple of hair pieces to help keep her spirits up during her treatment (she's going to be undergoing chemo for several years, so both a casual comfortable hair piece and a full head really realistic looking one will be well appreciated by this little princess).

This is Abby recently with her brother and sister.

I love how her little hat in the photo below says "Cancer Fears ME!", she is really an amazing little girl and she's going through something no kiddo should have to. She has had a terrible reaction to her last chemo treatment, and her doctors expect her to have the same reaction with each series. Luckily her mom is going to be able to give her a lot of the treatments at home where she can at least stay away from the hospital bugs.
So below is an excerpt from Angel's post about the project where you can read all about Operation Princess Hair.

Just one of the MANY things she has been forced to give up is her GORGEOUS princess hair and it makes her very sad.... What is it like to be the mommy that has to tell your 3 year old that she has to take medicine that will give her horrible sores, make her throw up constantly, and cause her to lose her hair? What is that like? What is it like to watch tears slide down your sweet baby's cheeks even in her sleep cause that's how much it hurts. THIS is not OK with me. If I could I would make this go away. If I could I would change this- I wish there was a way. I know there are so many of us who wish that. We CAN'T MAKE IT GO AWAY! We just can't.

What we can do is give Abby back her princess hair. It's expensive and not something this family needs to worry about during this stressful financial time of paying for medicine and gas and hospital bills. We can not make this all go away but we can give Abby back her hair and make her smile.

SOOOOO TODAY WE BEGIN....

OPERATION PRINCESS HAIR!

This is your mission, should you choose to accept it...

1. I want us to buy sweet Abby one of these- http://www.hatswithhair.com/
After visiting with her mommy we feel this would be very comfortable and fun for everyday use at home and the hospital. It's called a pony sport. It costs $228. It's made with real human hair. It's very comfortable and can be worn with any baseball type cap that Abby prefers.
2. We will flood Abby and the other kiddos in the family with care packages that let her and her family know they are loved. If you feel you would like to send Abby or her family a present please e-mail me at angelweir@gmail.com
We can all send Abby fun presents AND ALL SEND an ADORABLE BASEBALL CAP to wear with her new hair. Then everytime she is having a hard day her momma can bust out a new care package to give her something to smile about.

3. We are also going to buy Abby a custom made wig! Check it out here....
http://www.celebritystylewigs.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productID=493

I am so excited about this! It is going to be custom made to look a lot like her hair did before she needed to start chemo. So when Abby wants to dress up nice and look like the Abby she remembers she will have this. This wig will cost about $450. It is made of real hair and created just for her little head.

4. If there are donations exceeding the needed amount for the princess hair we will invite the family to use this money to help with whatever extra expenses they are facing during this difficult time.

It's hard for me to fathom what this family is facing. I want to do whatever I can to support them.

They are full of faith and strong. Cancer FEARS this little fighter! Let's do whatever we can to love and walk with this family during this time. I can't begin to imagine what they are facing but I PRAY that people would be there for me if we ever did walk this path.

Isn't that a great idea? Especially after hearing that Abby most likely cannot qualify for a free wig through the non-profit that usually gives them to kids, because she's too young. I've donated my hair to Locks of Love a couple times, and I would suggest that in addition to the items listed above, maybe action point #5 should be to donate your next haircut to a charity that helps out kids who have lost their hair. Because no matter what the age, every little girl deserves to feel pretty.