Little Girl’s Heartwarming Reaction to Having Hair Again Thanks to New Wig
Have you ever donated to a nonprofit organization only to wonder if your hard-won funds actually did any good? I know I have, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who has felt as though his money disappeared into a black hole.
Well, the Ohio-based charity Wigs for Kids wants people to know exactly what their generosity has accomplished. And it’s hard to get more concrete than their June 12 video that shows a young beneficiary named Taylor receiving her wig.
The video begins with an off-camera adult saying, “And now it’s time.” A large cardboard box sits on a table while a girl of about seven or eight crouches in a chair obviously charged with excitement.
This is Taylor, and she isn’t just any ordinary girl: Her scalp is as bald as the proverbial cue ball. However, she doesn’t seem to care, because she knows what’s in the package.
“My wig!” she joyfully shrieks, but her voice soon falls to a hushed whisper as she pulls the hairpiece from its plastic bag. “It’s so beautiful,” she breathes.
She proceeds to stroke it and rub it against her face as she unbinds it, then slips it over her bald pate.
“This is beyond what I thought it would be,” she says as she slips it on.
“It looks beautiful, honey,” the adult says, and it truly does. Yet it’s not just the hair that looks lovely, but Taylor herself as she beams and bubbles with enthusiasm.
It’s the look of a child who no longer needs to fear standing out from the crowd. And it’s a look that Wigs for Kids has specialized in for three decades.
Understand that Wigs for Kids helps children of all ages deal with baldness, aiding those who have to deal with cancer, burns, and alopecia (i.e., spot baldness). Some youth only need aid for a handful of months, while others have long-term health issues that can last until the age of 18, and Wigs for Kids picks up the tab for the entire duration.
Miami Heat center Kelly Olynyk even chopped off his trademark locks for the organization. Indeed, 24 people (including 19 students) associated with Amsterdam Elementary School in Hillsborough, New Jersey, did the same.
But gifts that are given and statements of purpose pale when compared to the joy of a child given the gift of hair. The look on little Taylor’s face is one that can warm your heart all day long.
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