Head shave for Cancer Research
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I have been wanting to raise money for Cancer Research for a while now, and finally have decided to get on with it. I wanted to do this in memory of my Late father Dennis and other immediate family members that died due to suffering with a form of Cancer. I witnessed first hand what this terrible illness does to the poor person suffering with it and the people around them. It's had a lasting effect on my life and those around me, and I know it's the same for millions of others. And therefore I feel the need to contribute, if only in my own small way.
The next important reason for this fundraising head shave is my own ongoing personal battle with anxiety, social phobia and depression. I have suffered with these mental illnesses for around 15+ years now, I have received help in the forms of medication and different counselling methods. I'm currently not seeing a counsellor but I continue to take medication. I feel I'm finally getting somewhere with this, due to pushing myself to finally live life for my children and to not shy away from things I would have previously. One of my main fears with my anxiety is the way I look and the way people perceive me. The fear of looking weird or ugly to others, the fear of embarrassing myself in public. Therefore the choice to shave my head to raise money proves to myself and others that it shouldn't matter what we look like or what other people think. It's far more important to live life, to be a good person and to do things for the good of others. Personality and a good heart should be all that matters
The next important reason for this fundraising head shave is my own ongoing personal battle with anxiety, social phobia and depression. I have suffered with these mental illnesses for around 15+ years now, I have received help in the forms of medication and different counselling methods. I'm currently not seeing a counsellor but I continue to take medication. I feel I'm finally getting somewhere with this, due to pushing myself to finally live life for my children and to not shy away from things I would have previously. One of my main fears with my anxiety is the way I look and the way people perceive me. The fear of looking weird or ugly to others, the fear of embarrassing myself in public. Therefore the choice to shave my head to raise money proves to myself and others that it shouldn't matter what we look like or what other people think. It's far more important to live life, to be a good person and to do things for the good of others. Personality and a good heart should be all that matters
Organizer
Claire Woodward
Organizer