{"id":28513,"date":"2018-03-27T16:38:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T15:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28513"},"modified":"2018-03-27T16:38:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T15:38:05","slug":"girl-12-donates-hair-cancer-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/27\/girl-12-donates-hair-cancer-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 12, donates hair to cancer charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 12-YEAR-OLD girl has donated 12 inches of her hair to a cancer charity.<br \/>\nKacie Wibley donated her hair to Little Princesses Trust which provides real hair wigs to children going through chemotherapy.<br \/>\nThe Eastern High School pupil says she decided to cut off her hair after losing family members to cancer.<br \/>\n\u201cI wanted to do something good for people with cancer. I love my hair and I thought of the people who don\u2019t have any.<br \/>\n\u201cIt feels good to get my hair cut for this cause because it is a good reason to do something.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28515\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-28515\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1-500x472.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1-293x277.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28515\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1-500x472.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-1-293x277.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/noscript> Kacie, 12, posing with the hair she will donate<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nKacie\u2019s mother Michelle, 30, of Greenway Road, Rumney said: \u201cKacie&#8217;s great-nan and grandpa passed away from cancer so that\u2019s why she wanted to do something.<br \/>\n\u201cShe\u2019s always been a caring person and realises that other people can benefit from this action.<br \/>\n\u201cDonating money is one option but this is also a great way of helping people.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28516\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-28516\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28516\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/kacie-2-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/noscript> Kacie at Gemini Hair Salon, Rumney<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nKacie has been growing her hair for a few years to get it long enough.<br \/>\nHairdresser Rachel Chivers, of Gemini Hair, in Rumney said: \u201cI think what Kacie did was a very mature thing to do.<br \/>\n\u201cFor a young girl to have so much of her hair cut and donated to such a good cause, I think it\u2019s fantastic.\u201d<br \/>\nA spokeswoman for the charity said: \u201cWe are delighted to hear that Kacie has donated an incredible 12 inches of gorgeous hair.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s such a brave decision to cut off a lot of hair but we are hugely grateful as we can use this to make real hair wigs.<br \/>\n\u201cReceiving a wig has a profoundly positive effect on those we assist.\u00a0Thank you, Kacie, and thank you to all of your supporters.\u201d<br \/>\nMore information about the charity can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleprincesses.org.uk\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 12-YEAR-OLD girl has donated 12 inches of her hair to a cancer charity. Kacie Wibley donated her hair to Little Princesses Trust which provides real hair wigs to children going through chemotherapy. The Eastern High School pupil says she decided to cut off her hair after losing family members to cancer. \u201cI wanted to do something good for people with cancer. 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