Dear Wigs for Kids:

My name is Liz and I am a freshman in college. This is my hair. It took me eight years to grow it. In junior high, my really good friend Alejandra (we called her Alex) was diagnosed with leukemia.

She went into the hospital freshman year of high school for a bone marrow transplant and died as a result of complications. Her whole disease had been a secret because she didn’t want people to treat her differently. When she was in the hospital, everyone but a few people thought she was visiting family. She was very worried about coming back to school with no hair. She was an amazing artist, really funny and a great friend. I know that she has changed my life as well as the lives of many other people. And so, I am donating my hair, my identity for so many years, to you in memory of Alex so that maybe someone else won’t have to worry so much about what they look like.

Thank you very much. I love you Alex!

Love Liz