Kylee Fitzgerald is no stranger to donating her hair to help cancer patients but this year, she's going all the way.
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Over the years, she's donated long locks of her hair for wig making but on Saturday, March 14, Kylee will be going under the clippers to take part on the Leukemia Foundation's Shave for a Cure.
This time she won't just be cutting off a ponytail's worth, this time she's shaving it all off and she can't wait.
"I'm very excited," Kylee smiled. "It's just something I've wanted to do for a long time."
Kylee started donating her hair back in 2012, a year after her mother, Kyoko lost her fight with cancer.
"I still remember when mum got her wig. She was so excited and it gave her so much confidence," she said.
Kylee had wanted to cut her long hair off and her dad, Ray suggested she donate it to help make wigs for people undergoing cancer treatment. After the first time, Kylee continued to grow her hair until it was long enough to be worth donating, cutting off her locks again in 2014 and 2017.
"So many other people don't get the choice of shaving their heads, either through alopecia or chemo they lose their precious locks. Which is why I donated my hair to be made into wigs for someone else to use in the future," Kylee explained.
She remembers her dad shaving his head for a cure back in 2009, before her mum got sick, and now it's her turn.
The shortest she's ever gone is to her ears, so a complete shave will be a big change and she's not even worried about the prospect of being bald heading into winter.
"If I don't like it I'll have the option to wear a beanie," she laughed.
On the Saturday of the shave, she'll be putting several plaits in her hair and offering them up for people to donate to cut one off. The shave will take place at 11am in Billabong Park near the playground. Donations can be made on the day or online at https://worldsgreatestshave.com/ (search for Kylee) or at the Gloucester pharmacy.