The hair in exchange for a smile

"When a person is diagnosed with cancer, the first word that comes to mind is 'death', but I want to show that we are full of life." Gladys Montoya.

An atypical campaign, but with a great sense of solidarity, began to weave in Medellin. A group of people started to raise awareness of grief and all the difficulties they have to face a person when, being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, losing your hair. But they did not stay there, drove a great campaign so that other people could donate their healthy hair to make wigs that will help these people cope with their illness.

"The hair attachment means. When I started the process I realized that chemotherapy is something that one can detach. I know people who are donating their hair today, not only contribute to another human being feel better and not worry about how it looks, but also is shedding something that generates addiction. It is a liberating moment, "says Gladys Elena Montoya, a woman who was diagnosed with cancer and is successfully completing treatment.

Gladys, along with another group of people leading this campaign to help those who lose their hair to overcome the complex about their image and face with courage the disease.

Chain of volunteers

But make a hair donation day requires more than just the desire. It is for this reason that a group of professionals voluntarily joined the cause to bring these wigs for free to all who come to need them.

The first step in the chain are volunteers, men and women with long hair and healthy and want to donate. To make the cuts, with the necessary specifications, stylists Alqvimia chain salons offered their talents for free. So, in malls Santafé, Oviedo, Unicentro and El Tesoro, volunteers will receive every Tuesday for the donation.

Finally, Hugo León Look, a fan of beauty, who chairs the foundation "Loving with the heart", is responsible for the development. Hugo Look trains students from the International Academy of Beauty to arm wigs and deliver as quickly as possible to those in need. "For us the greatest reward for our work is a smile," he said Mira.