3-Year-Old Dedicates First Haircut to Cancer Patients
A boy aged three has had his first ever haircut so his two-foot-long locks can be made into a wig for children with cancer. Little Elijah Edney has raised more than £1,000 in sponsorship to pay for the wig to be made. His bravery and charity spirit has been rewarded with 2 pet turtles and a haul of Easter eggs. Isn't this just so cute and at the same time inspirational?
By Sadho Ram — 01 Apr 2013, 01:46 AM — Updated about 11 years ago
The 3-yr-old boy who gave away his hair for cancer charity
Getting shorter: Elijah's verdict on his new haircut after his 30-miute cut? 'I love it', he said
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Mother and son: Amber Edney says Elijah wanted to look like his older brother, Beau
Image via dailymail.co.ukLittle Elijah Edney, from Portsmouth, has raised more than £1,000 in sponsorship to pay for a wig to be made for a child with cancer.
dailymail.co.ukHis mother, Amber Edney, 27, let Elijah grow his hair how he liked - but it got so long people started to mistake him for a girl.
dailymail.co.ukMrs Edney, a dinner lady, was also thrilled with the result. She said: 'You wouldn't have thought it was his first hair cut - he's been so calm and I think he's enjoyed it.
dailymail.co.ukElijah's shorn hair will go to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children with cancer and other hair-loss illnesses.
dailymail.co.ukBefore the cut, Mrs Edney showed the barber a picture of her other son Beau, six, who has the hairstyle Elijah wanted.
dailymail.co.ukWatch Elijah happily giving away his hair for charity
Short haircut: Elijah sports a new look as he proudly shows off his shorn locks which his mother says she is going to keep to that length
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Hair today gone tomorrow: Elijah gives a big grin as he grabs his hair after it was cut
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Haircut: Elijah sits happily in the barber's chair as his 2ft-long hair finally gets the scissors treatment
Image via dailymail.co.ukOther hair donations to the Little Princess Trust
Kings Norton girls donate their long hair to make wigs for children who lose theirs through medical treatment
BIG-HEARTED Leanne Hague had been growing her locks for two years so she could present it to the Little Princess Trust.
dailyrecord.co.ukTazmin Clarke, of the Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre, will be donating her hair to the Little Princess Trust, which provides real hair wigs for children suffering from hair loss