A WOMAN whose parents received wonderful care at a Kidderminster hospice has lopped her locks to boost funds. Christianne Shuttleworth, who has lost her locks to help two charities.
Christianne Shuttleworth has had her 18-inch locks shorn to raise cash for Kemp Hospice, which looked after her parents who both died of lung cancer.
Her hair has been donated to American charity Locks of Love, which uses hair to make wigs for the under-18s who have suffered head trauma or undergone cancer treatment.
Christianne, of Hurcott Road, Kidderminster, had the head shave on the fifth anniversary of the death of her mother Christine.
She had already planned the event when she lost her father Bob, 53, to the same cancer last November.
She said: "I have no idea how much I have raised because sponsorship money is still coming in.
"I laughed all the way through the head-shave. It was either that or cry and I'm not into crying!"
She added: "Both my parents received wonderful care from the nurses at Kemp and this is my way of giving something back."
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