Yes, I shaved my head…
Several weeks ago when we were at the ABC we saw a bulletin for a fund raising event. It was the St. Baldrick's Foundation, that raises money for kids cancer research. After the US government, they are the largest single fund raiser, globally, for cancer research. I got my dates confused and thought I'd missed the event that was being held at the ABC. Six weeks earlier a similar event was held at the Hong Kong International School (HKIS). One hundred kids shaved their heads, including six girls. Several teachers and staff members also shaved their heads, raising a total of HK$ 10.3 million dollars. (US$ 1.32 million.) Saturday morning I realised I actually hadn't missed the event and spontaneously decided to shave my head. Using text messaging and e-mail on my Blackberry, I managed to gain commitments to raise US$ 10,000. As many of you will know, I refused to post pictures on Facebook until I had US$ 10K committed!
We went to the ABC, registered and prepared for the big event. I was a little nervous at first but having my head shaved was strangely liberating. (These days I am very open to change!) Even more humbling, were the kids… only a handful but the youngest one was 9 – 10 years old with a huge mop on top that was quickly reduced to stubble. Pretty amazing. The triplets thought the whole event was fun, but Sebastian really didn't like me having my head shaved. The triplets don't understand cancer, other than the fact it is a very bad and serious illness. Sebastian has a better idea what it means. I suspect that the sight of me with a shaved head was a little too scary for comfort.
I am unsure if I will keep this look, but I am glad I followed through. If you would like to contribute to the fund raising effort please click this link and help me surpass my US$ 10,000 goal.
