Hair Donation How to Give Hair July 15th, 21:15
Last year, Rina had a recurrence of a brain tumor at the age of 10.
When my hair fell out due to the side effects of the treatment, my friends in the dance class gave me a "medical wig" that I made by cutting my hair.
(Reporter, Network News Department, Natsumi Yoshinaga, Tatsuro Imono)
Fight against illness
The brain tumor was found at the age of 1 year and 8 months.
"If you don't have surgery as soon as possible, you may stop breathing," the
doctor told
me, and
the next morning, surgery was done to remove the tumor.
As a result, the right half of the body is paralyzed.
I attached a breathing device to my throat, so I couldn't make a voice.
Ria's father, Hirokazu,
"I thought that surgery would cure me. I was really shocked that the doctor said that the 5-year survival rate was 20%."
Encounter with hula
Initially, it was said that paralysis would remain, but Ria's doctors also show amazing resilience.
After rehabilitation and being able to walk alone, I was able to jump rope, cartwheel, and more.
When I was eight years old, I met hula at the airport I was traveling to.
When Hirokazu asked, "Do you want to do it?", He answered "I want to do it" while watching the dancer with his hair fluttering and dancing without getting tired of it.
Ria-san started attending a hula class in the neighborhood.
I couldn't speak the words, so I danced with a lively expression as if I was expressing my feelings.
In Hawaii, the birthplace of hula, it is said that "mana (power of God)" dwells in the hair, and dancers grow their hair long.
Ria also started to grow her hair soon after she started learning.
3 years since then.
The brain tumor recurred last July when my hair grew to the waist.
This time, I had to take anti-cancer drug treatment, and as a side effect, my hair almost fell off.
Even this is a trial ...
I was discharged from the hospital after finishing the treatment, but it recurred in March.
This time I needed surgery.
"If there is a god, don't continue to give it a test,"
says Hirokazu.
It was such a time.
One of my friends in the dance class suggested to encourage Ria-san by doing "hair donation" and giving her a medical wig as a gift.
Ria's father, Hirokazu
"Actually, I already had an artificial hair wig at that time, and I knew that hair was important for Hula dancers, so I was confused when I received the proposal. But I'm grateful that Ria is proof that everyone loves me. "
I also saw Ria-san cutting her hair online.
He was staring at him through the tablet.
The hair was beautiful
On July 10, Ria, who was discharged from the hospital, went to the dance class with her feet.
Put on the wig you got from your friends.
When the teacher said, "It looks good on you," he smiled happily.
And I danced hula for the first time in a while while shaking my hair.
He answered in writing about when he received the wig.
Ria-san
"My hair was beautiful. I was happy."
Penetration into teens First volunteer
Hair donation that provides hair to make medical wigs.
The number of people who want to try it is increasing.
"40% to 50% of the people who donate hair to us are teenagers."
This is Mr. Kiichi Watanabe, the representative of the NPO "JHD & C" (Jardac) in Kita-ku, Osaka.
In 2009, we started our activities as the first organization in Japan to specialize in hair donation.
About 300 hairs are donated a day.
It seems that it has increased 10 times in the last 5 years.
It is said that one of the factors is the earthquake.
Mr. Kiichi Watanabe
"After the Great East Japan Earthquake after the establishment of the organization, the atmosphere of wanting to do something useful to people has increased throughout society. You can donate hair without money, so it is the first for young people who want to volunteer. I think it was a step towards
More than 70% are children with alopecia
A hair donation wig that uses hair for 50 people to make one.
The needs are high, and we are still waiting for more than 300 people.
Of these, more than 70% are children with alopecia.
A little less than 30% are children who have lost their hair due to anti-cancer drug treatment.
Especially for alopecia, there are cases where the cure is not established and it takes a long time.
For this reason, if you are 18 years old or younger and two years have passed since you received it, they will make a wig that matches your growth for free.
On the other hand, Mr. Watanabe says that it is up to the individual to provide hair and use wigs, and it is up to the individual to do or not.
Mr. Kiichi Watanabe
"I don't want to emphasize that doing hair donation is great. I want you to be guaranteed not only the freedom to do it, but also the freedom not to do it.
Also, 90% want a wig
.
I want a girl, and the length below the shoulders. Of course, the hairstyle is one of the self-expressions, not the desire of others to have long hair, but it
should be. I don't think it should be forced. Wigs may or may not be used. "
Hair donation, I tried it
I (Yoshinaga) decided that an article I happened to read during my pregnancy made me decide, "It's hard to go to a hairdresser for a while, so I'll grow my hair and donate."
It's been two and a half years since then.
When I tied my hair in two and measured it with a tape measure, the longest hair was 34 cm.
I heard that it takes more than 31 cm to make a wig, so I went to a nearby cosmetologist who sponsored the activity, thinking that this would be okay.
Questions one after another ... is this okay?
That day was the hottest day in Tokyo.
I took a lot of time to prepare to go out with my 5-year-old son, so I was about to be late for the reservation time and dashed hard.
When I arrived at the beauty salon, sweat was squirting from my whole body.
On the homepage of the hair donation organization, it was written that "Never get your hair wet" as a precaution before cutting.
This is because germs grow and mold grows, making it unusable.
The hairdresser in charge said, "It's okay because only the roots of your hair get wet with sweat," but I was worried.
And when I sit down on the cut table.
The beautician said, tying up the hair on the side of his face.
"If you take 31 cm here, you'll end up cutting. You don't like to cut sports ...?"
Yes, it's natural to think about it, but the length of hair is different between the front and back of the head.
At this time, I realized that I hadn't thought about the hairstyle after cutting.
I wasn't prepared to shorten it that much, but I already put on a cloth and just cut it.
It's hard to say "I'll quit" in front of a beautician with scissors.
What's more, my son, who should have been waiting for him with a gentle coloring book, starts running in the store.
I was impatient and decided to cut the hair on the side, leaving it a little longer, although it was not enough for 31 cm.
The hairdresser said, "The hair on the back is long enough, and even if it's less than 31 cm, it's okay to use it," but I greatly reflected on my lack of preparation.
Don't you have to be nervous?
I asked him about the questions and anxieties he felt when he tried it.
Q Is it okay for my hair to get wet with sweat?
Mr. Watanabe:
"You don't have to be so nervous." Completely dry "means just before cutting in a beauty salon, just don't wet it to make it easier to cut. Shampoo as usual. It doesn't matter if it's dry, whether it's oiled or a little sweaty. "
Q Is the length required to be 31 cm or more?
Mr. Watanabe
"The wig is planted by folding the hair in half. If it is 31 cm, it will be half the length of 15 cm, so it will be a short hair wig. If you want to have long hair, you need 60 cm."
Mr. Watanabe
"However, not all bundles need to be 31 cm or more. Cut hair always includes short hair. Such hair is sold for mannequins used by hairdressers in practice, and activity funds There is also a way to use it as a hairdresser, so there is no problem if you send it. "
Many people say that their hair has grown when they noticed that the chances of going out due to the corona sickness had diminished.
Hair donation may be an ant if you cut it perfectly.