Before Chemo, Brave Mom Gets Amazing Pink Mohawk
When Sarah K, a stylist, maker, and frequent Reddit poster, found out her mother was diagnosed with cancer, the two of them decided on a creative, brave move.
Sarah K gave her mom a hot pink mohawk. Photo: borrow_a_feeling, Reddit
Sarah’s mom knew the chemotherapy treatments would claim her hair. In an effort to make light of a very heavy situation, she gave Sarah free reign to give her the coolest haircut she could come up with.
“My mom asked me for something fun to play with before chemo takes her hair,” Sarah posted on Reddit under her username, borrow_a_feeling. The post quickly became a trending item on the site, with commenters weighing in with support and admiration.
“Bless your heart,” wrote one commenter. “I have a feeling her mental attitude is going to help her a lot!” wrote another.
We couldn’t agree more.
The image has been viewed 3 million times on Imgur, a photo-sharing site, with many people saying they liked the bold style in and of itself.
“She can actually pull that off,” noted one supporter.
“When she kicks cancer’s a**, she should grow it back and keep it that way,” said another.
This is only one of countless examples, where cancer patients have DIY’d a creative way to show their fighting spirit.
Diem Brown, a Real World/Road Rules contestant who faced terminal ovarian cancer, blogged for People about her battle with the disease. She passed away last year at the tragically young age of 34, but she made her brash spirit clear.
Diem Brown went for a “My Little Pony” look on one side and a rocker look on the other.. Photo: Giulio Marcocchi / SIPA, People
“I decided, ‘I’m gonna have some fun with my hair while it’s still here,” she wrote. “I decided to ‘My Little Pony’ color the tips of my hair bright purple and pink with that same ombré effect. And on the other side I wanted be a lil’ rocker and shave part of my head and etch in the word ‘FIGHT!’”
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Not only are women taking a stand with their hair, they’re re-emphasizing that their beauty remains intact without it. The organization Henna Heals is made up of 150 artists around the world, who use henna to paint intricate designs on the heads of woman who have lost their hair to chemotherapy. The results are stunning.
Henna Heals creates beautiful henna tattoos on the heads of women who lost their hair to chemotherapy. Photo: Hello Giggles
It’s a brutal, deadly serious fight, and not everyone needs to face it with an unconventional, bold change in their hair or appearance. But we admire those who do choose to show their strength with a creative gesture.
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