6 Brothers Were Bullied For Years While Growing Their Hair Long To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer
Meet Phoebe Kannisto and her six beautiful sons, all of whom are on an even more beautiful mission. They’ve all decided to grow and donate their hair to the young patients in need.
The guys who signed up for this are Kannisto’s oldest son, Andre (10 years old), 8-year-old identical twin sons Silas and Emerson, and 5-year-old fraternal triplets Herbie, Reed and Dexter. The 2-year-old daughter Marah Taylor had to sit this one out because her hair was still a bit too short.
Monday was the day to make good on their promise, so they went to the local Hizair Hair Salon, which not only cut all those 17 feet of hair but also refused to take any payment, even working after hours. Eventually, the goods were then delivered to the Children with Hair Loss, an organization that provides hair replacements for kids with medically related hair loss.
Of course, the cutting part wasn’t the hard one, as the guys were growing their hair from one year to even five. And during that, some kids even got bullied at school because of it. But luckily, they’ve developed “a thick skin” which helped them ignore the criticism, and keep their sights on their goal, which is helping others in need.
Kannisto said she’s “so proud” of her boys: “I love that they want to help other children,” she told HuffPost. “They’re already making predictions on how long it will take them to grow their hair out to donate again.”
More info: Children with Hair Loss (h/t: huffpost)
Meet Phoebe Kannisto and her six boys
They have been growing their hair from 1 year to as long as 5 years
During that, some kids even got bullied at school because of it
But luckily, they’ve developed “a thick skin” which helped them ignore the criticism, and keep their sights on their goal…
Which is helping others in need:
The local Hizair Hair Salon worked after hours, refusing any pay for their work
And in the end, they cut 17 feet of hair, which will now go to the kids in need
Here’s just a small bit of the positive feedback they’ve received:
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear long hair instead!
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In order to prevent any teasing, why didn't she teach them how to tie the hair in a bob, behind the head, just like the Vikings used to do? That way she would use that to show their masculinity. Of course, they could go to school carrying an axe, or sword, for reinforcement. LOL!
Who says they didn't have their hair tied in a bob or something? This was just the before and after photoshoot..
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"Not all heroes wear capes, some wear long hair instead!" Love the caption :D
My child (who is now 30) had Leukemia as a 2 year old, and a bone marrow transplant at 6. He suffered hair loss numerous times. At the time, wigs weren't even thought of. What you and your boys did in donating your hair is an amazing gift to many young children who are already struggling. The stress relief from appearing more 'normal' is truly a gift. You should be proud.
They are awesome family! The thought of those losers who bullied them makes me sick.
Not to be mean, but honestly their faces looked like they were all girls
What kind of monstrous school allows bullying to continue when it's for such a noble cause. I hope you sued and gave the money to cancer charities too.
Some hoodrat will be gluing that hair on top of her already full head of hair soon. Not a poor cancer patient.
Now if you can just tell people that chemo is mustard gas and was created by the Nazi's. Chemo kills 97% of the patients, it's not a cure. There are cancer cures with higher success rate like Vitamin B17, but the pharmacetuetical industry is murdering scientists and doctors around the country who have cures. See youtube about doctors deaths. So far it's over 65 in America the past 2 years. The mainstream news is owned by 3 corporations who are controlled by the CIA, and they are not informing the population of the truth. Bayer was called IG Farbman in Nazi germany and made the death cocktails for Hitler, now they make Chemo. Start to get the drift???!!
Sadly some of those cutting wont be usable. Has to be 10 inches long minimum. I wonder why they didn't just cut six long ponytails though.
Different organisatioa have different requirement. Some require min 12 inch, some 8 inch...some only 6 inch...
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In order to prevent any teasing, why didn't she teach them how to tie the hair in a bob, behind the head, just like the Vikings used to do? That way she would use that to show their masculinity. Of course, they could go to school carrying an axe, or sword, for reinforcement. LOL!
Who says they didn't have their hair tied in a bob or something? This was just the before and after photoshoot..
Load More Replies... "Not all heroes wear capes, some wear long hair instead!" Love the caption :D
My child (who is now 30) had Leukemia as a 2 year old, and a bone marrow transplant at 6. He suffered hair loss numerous times. At the time, wigs weren't even thought of. What you and your boys did in donating your hair is an amazing gift to many young children who are already struggling. The stress relief from appearing more 'normal' is truly a gift. You should be proud.
They are awesome family! The thought of those losers who bullied them makes me sick.
Not to be mean, but honestly their faces looked like they were all girls
What kind of monstrous school allows bullying to continue when it's for such a noble cause. I hope you sued and gave the money to cancer charities too.
Some hoodrat will be gluing that hair on top of her already full head of hair soon. Not a poor cancer patient.
Now if you can just tell people that chemo is mustard gas and was created by the Nazi's. Chemo kills 97% of the patients, it's not a cure. There are cancer cures with higher success rate like Vitamin B17, but the pharmacetuetical industry is murdering scientists and doctors around the country who have cures. See youtube about doctors deaths. So far it's over 65 in America the past 2 years. The mainstream news is owned by 3 corporations who are controlled by the CIA, and they are not informing the population of the truth. Bayer was called IG Farbman in Nazi germany and made the death cocktails for Hitler, now they make Chemo. Start to get the drift???!!
Sadly some of those cutting wont be usable. Has to be 10 inches long minimum. I wonder why they didn't just cut six long ponytails though.
Different organisatioa have different requirement. Some require min 12 inch, some 8 inch...some only 6 inch...
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