5-Year-Old Inspired by Dad to Chop Off Her Hair

5-Year-Old Inspired by Dad to Chop Off Her Hair, She remembers he was a funny guy, a jokester, and Olesia is a jokester too,” mom Elizabeth Clarke tells Yahoo Parenting. “She also remembers taking walks with him and him reading to her when he was being treated at the hospital, which was very special for her.”

Inspired by her warm memories of her dad and her desire to help others who are also fighting cancer, Olesia made an empathetic decision this summer concerning how to celebrate her fifth birthday party.Instead of having a traditional party, Olesia wanted to cut her long, thick red hair and donate it to a children’s cancer organization. “A friend of hers at school did this, and I thought it was a great idea,” says Elizabeth.

Then, at the suggestion of her mom, she also requested that her party guests forgo bringing her gifts and instead give a donation to the Aurora Health Care Foundation, a fund run by Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, the hospital where her dad had surgery and chemotherapy.When we talked about what she wanted for her party, she said, ‘I want to help people like my daddy,’” says Elizabeth.

So on July 18, instead of a big backyard bash with a princess or superhero theme, Olesia was visited by a friend of her mom who is a hair stylist, and bravely had her long, thick locks scissored off.She was so excited, and as soon as her ponytail was chopped, she had the biggest smile on her face,” recounts Elizabeth. Her hair went to an organization called Wigs for Kids, which helps children who have lost their hair after cancer treatment.
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