{"id":27507,"date":"2021-10-01T01:45:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=356892"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:28","slug":"teen-helps-mom-with-cancer-shave-her-head-then-turns-to-shave-his-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/teen-helps-mom-with-cancer-shave-her-head-then-turns-to-shave-his-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Helps Mom With Cancer Shave Her Head, Then Turns To Shave His Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Going through chemotherapy can be one of the most difficult things to experience. Along with all of the awful side effects like increased risk for bruising, bleeding, infection, and fatigue, it also causes patients to lose their hair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">When chemo causes hair loss, it often falls out in uneven, unsightly clumps. It can be devastating, and the reason that many patients choose to shave their heads before the treatment fully sets in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">That\u2019s the position a mom found herself in during chemotherapy. She was fighting for her life and wanted to take some of her power back by shaving her head, rather than watching her hair slowly fall out in patches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356894\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155509.996.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356894\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155509.996.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155509.996-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155509.996-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155509.996-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155509.996-1000x523.png 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44534236@N00\/7168701688\">flickr\/faungg\u2019s photos<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Thankfully, she wasn\u2019t alone. Her teenager recorded the moment he helped him shave her head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"jwVideoContainer\" readability=\"8.4193548387097\"><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"small text-uppercase text-center font-weight-light text-muted\"><span id=\"content-body\">Article continues below<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"content-body\">Our Featured Programs<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">See how we\u2019re making a difference for People, Pets, and the Planet and how you can get involved!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The mom had her head down and her eyes closed as the razor buzzed across her hair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155801.695.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356896\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155801.695.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155801.695-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155801.695-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155801.695-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155801.695-1000x523.png 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSPcgeYHWO0\/\">Instagram\/goodnews_movement<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Once her hair was gone, the boy turned the razor on his own head and became shaving off his thick locks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The mom had no idea until moments passed and she opened her eyes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155936.836.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356897\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155936.836.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155936.836-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155936.836-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155936.836-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1200x628-template-2021-09-30T155936.836-1000x523.png 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSPcgeYHWO0\/\">Instagram\/goodnews_movement<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">In the video, he said that he just didn\u2019t want her to feel alone. 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Along with all of the awful side effects like increased risk for bruising, bleeding, infection, and fatigue, it also causes patients to lose their hair. When chemo causes hair loss, it often falls out in uneven, unsightly clumps. It can be devastating, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43586,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27507\/revisions\/43586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}