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Photo: Sacrificing hair to shave the way to a cure for cancer

  • Photo: Sacrificing hair to shave the way to a cure for cancer

    Front view before losing all his hair. He doesn’t seem to be happy about it here.

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    \r\nAccording to the St. Baldrick’s Web site, forty years ago, childhood cancer was almost always fatal. Today, through the advancements in diagnosis and treatment, 77 percent of the children with cancer can now be cured.

  • Rear view. Say goodbye to all that lovely hair.

  • Let the shaving begin. Paul is joined by other fund raising volunteers. Be brave, go bald!

  • Almost done.

  • Front view. Well, now he is smiling; it must not be too bad.

  • Side view.

  • Rear view. When this picture was taken, Paul had raised $220 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

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