A seven-year-old girl has shaved off all her beautiful red hair to show her support for young children suffering from cancer – including her little sister.
Hannah Gorsegner from Middletown, New Jersey, took the brave decision because she wanted to show her support for five-year-old sister, Natalie, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August 2012 and is now in remission.
Hannah, who said the day her sister was diagnosed was ‘the worst day of her life’, announced her decision to shave her head during an appearance on the Today show last month.
‘I’m going to shave my head,’ she said. ‘This is one of the ways I can help kids with cancer and inspire them to be brave.’
The shaving took place last Wednesday during a Shave For A Cure event held by the Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation at the New York Stock Exchange.
Sister Natalie even got to join in and at one point used the clippers to shave her giggling sister’s head.
After Hannah’s head was completely shaved, she had glitter poured on over freshly bald head while the entire floor of the stock exchange applauded.
She wasn’t the only person to have her head saved that day and the others included several little boys and several businessmen who were supporting the cause.
The event raised over $350,000 for childhood cancer, and Hannah donated her red hair to wigs for kids.
‘I hope that someone’s going to be wearing my hair and that they’re going to feel happy about it.’ she told Today.
