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PALMER, Alaska (ABC) An Alaska woman is hoping to recruit more volunteers to help her create special wigs for kids
tedhairs with cancer as part of her Yarn Project. Christensen of Palmer, Alaska, initially started the project after a friend daughter was diagnosed
tedhair reviews with cancer. Christensen used to work as a cancer nurse and knew the treatment would be difficult on
tedhairs the 2 year old girl.

a cancer nurse, always a cancer nurse. It’s so heart wrenching and life changing to work in cancer, Christensen told ABC News. fall, I found out that the little girl of one of my college friends was just diagnosed with cancer. She’s such a girly girl and loves princesses and is about to lose her long beautiful hair to chemotherapy.

Hoping to cheer the girl up, Christensen made her a long wig out of yellow yarn made to resemble the long braid of Rapunzel. Christensen had figured out how to make the unique princess hairstyles while coming up with her daughters’ Halloween costumes when they dressed as Princess Elsa and Princess Anna from Disney movie. (Disney is the parent company of ABC News.)

chemotherapy leaves their skin very tender and sensitive, Christensen explained of why some cancer patients don like to wear traditional wigs. wigs] are made on soft crocheted beanies. for help to make more wigs, Christensen set up a workshop and quickly started hearing from dozens of other people looking to either help or get a beanie from a family member.

bring a little bit of magic
tedhairs into such a difficult time in their life is so rewarding. It’s almost equally been so rewarding and magical to meet people who want to help. While she focuses on princess hairstyles, she also developing a custom made rainbow wig for one 4 year old girl, who had just been diagnosed with cancer.

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