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What inspired you to do this breave
feat?
I am shaving off my hair for a good cause. I have been
wanting to cut my hair off for a little while now, but waiting for
the worst part of winter to be over and when I heard that Kaye was
organising a competition for Breast Cancer I thought it
was the perfect opportunity to also raise money and just go the
whole hog and grow my hair short.
Brave or daring, I'm not sure. Standing on a stage in a
bikini is brave and daring. I do like to challenge myself
though, but no, I have never done anything quite like
this.
Have you prepared yourself for the aftermath of
having your hair shaved?
I am actually trying not
to think about it too much. Staying more focussed on the
training and in particular the diet. I'll just go with
the flow I guess. I am a little bit nervous I guess, but I'll
just deal with it at the time. (I do keep telling myself that
sufferers go through a hell of a lot worse). So maybe that is
called mentally preparing myself.
Do you know women affected by breast
cancer?
I do know of a lot of woman who have been affected by this
disease. I know of a couple who have passed on, some in
remission or had the all clear. I haven't read a lot
about the statistics, but in my mind I feel the percentage is a lot
higher than it was say 30 or so years ago. Not only in breast
cancer, but in cancer generally and it is frightening.
Why did you choose Breast Cancer
Foundation?
I think the Breast Cancer Foundation is
such a great cause because there seems to be so many woman with
this horrible disease these days and I sympathise. There
certainly needs to be more awareness and research on the matter and
that goes for all cancers.
So to have my hair shaved is not about being brave nor a feat
compared to what other woman and sufferers have been through or
gone through, my hair will grow back. So if I can do my
little bit this time round and raise a little money towards this
cause then thats all good. My concern really has been about
not raising a sufficient amount of money than having a
head shave.
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