Female cancer patient moved when receiving donated hair

On December 18, a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital said that the hair donation ceremony took place in a cozy atmosphere at the hospital's Social Work Department, 50 new hair sets were given to female patients, helping them have more motivation to be resilient on their journey to overcome illness. This is the result of the community's contribution to the program "Touch to pay, send thousands of loves" organized by NAPAS, Mastercard and Payoo on the occasion of the recent Vietnamese Women's Day.

As the final line, Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital receives 4,000 - 5,000 visits every day, most of them from the Central, Southeast and Mekong Delta provinces. Many of these patients are in difficult circumstances and need help and support from philanthropists.

A patient is emotional after getting a new haircut

The patients who participated in the hair donation are being treated for many different types of cancer, most of whom have undergone 4-6 infusions at the hospital and are "familiar" to the medical staff here. At the hair donation ceremony, the patients were supported by hair experts from the Vietnam Breast Cancer Network to cut, trim their bangs, and style them gently to suit each face. There were tears of happiness, and shy smiles when they saw their new appearance in the mirror. Everyone was excited about their new hair to welcome the approaching Christmas and New Year.

Ms. D.TKH (51 years old, from Kien Giang) discovered she had cancer last April. She optimistically shared: "I got sick after celebrating my grandson's birthday in April. I went to the Oncology Hospital for treatment right away. This is the 6th time I've had medicine. With this new hair, my daughter probably won't recognize me."

Donate 50 hair sets to cancer patients

Patients who receive donated hair are instructed to take good care of their hair and keep in touch with the hospital so that when they recover, they can give it to new patients who need it.

Ms. NTĐ (from Quang Ngai) also had her 5th infusion. Having received information from the Social Work Department about the hair donation, she immediately came to receive it. After trying on the hair and having the hair specialist trim the bangs that were a bit too long for her face, she carefully packed the hair accessories into a box so that she and her daughter could catch the evening bus home.

Ms. Hoang Yen, head of the Hair Library project of the Vietnam Breast Cancer Network, said that a new hairstyle is very meaningful to patients, helping them overcome their inferiority complex to return to their daily routine, avoiding curious or sympathetic eyes of others.

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