quote:

ORIGINAL: earthycouple

quote:

ORIGINAL: adoracat

quote:

ORIGINAL: YourhandMyAss

winter I heard from someone on here,  that locks of love doesn't make wigs for cancer patients, only people with a certain type of disease  that makes the hair not grow,I can't remember right now , and half the time locks of love don't even pick up hair when there's hair to be donated. of course that could all be a crock of crap too.

quote:

locks of love does NOT make wigs for chemo patients.  they make a limited number of wigs for alopecia patients (alopecia causes a person to lose all the hair on their body, it does not grow back).  much of the hair donated to locks of love is sold for operating expenses, or it is not picked up, being called unsuitable.  their business practices have improved in the last couple of years, but they dont do the great things that many people think they do.

that *is* all true according to their website.  alopecia is the condition that makes a person's hair fall out and not grow back.  www.locksoflove.com is their website.  (and i think you quoted me.)

it is not all true...copy and pasted from www.locksoflove.com

"Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers."


any diagnosis...cancer included.  Just because most often it is alopecia, doesn't mean it always is...