Health: Today, I shaved my head because I heard that one of my good friends...

By nohair - 24/04/2011 14:06 - United States

Today, I shaved my head because I heard that one of my good friends got cancer. I went to visit her in the hospital. She's not bald. FML

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By horriblejoke - 10/10/2012 15:05 - Australia - Perth

Today, I completely shaved my head as a gesture for my boyfriend's mother, who was suffering from cancer and having a terrible time undergoing chemotherapy. Turns out she doesn't even have cancer, and my boyfriend thought I wouldn't have the guts to do it. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 07:09 - United States

Today, it's the 3-month anniversary marking the day two friends and I shaved our heads as a show of solidarity for a friend starting chemo. Her prognosis is good and her hair only thinned slightly. We, on the other hand, look like a motley crew of lesbian biker chicks. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/05/2019 00:00

Today, I slipped and gashed my head bad enough that my head had to be shaved to be sewn up. Right after it had finished growing back from chemotherapy. FML

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By whyyyy - 17/06/2020 05:05

Today, my daughter shaved her head in solidarity for a friend who went bald from cancer. Normally this would be an amazing gesture. Unfortunately, her “friend” is a fictional character from a book she’s reading. My daughter had almost 24-inch long hair. FML

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By Jayswizzle - 11/08/2010 08:10 - United States

Today, I had an elderly woman come up to me and tell me how well I pull off the look of being bald. She said that most women can't look attractive without hair. Then she asked me if I had cancer. I had to explain to her that I am, in fact, a man, and I shave my head because I'm a swimmer. FML

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By hairplease - 27/02/2010 19:03 - United States

Today, I brought my best friend to my uncle's birthday party. We were having a great time until my grandmother walked up to us and said to me, "You sure have a nice looking boyfriend." My friend is a girl. She has cancer and lost all of her hair due to chemotherapy. FML

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By an egg - 30/10/2015 13:43 - United States - Livonia

Today, when I went out to get some groceries with my mother, a small girl came up to me and said I was an "ugly egg" because I'm a bald girl. I had to shave my head in order to have brain surgery to relieve me of the symptoms of my neurological disorder. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/10/2013 16:12 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I let a friend cut my hair. I soon went from having a 'fro to looking like I lost a fight with a lawn mower. FML

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By Finding Kemo - 16/04/2016 19:12 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I went to school with a bad haircut. I got about 50 cancer jokes so far. FML

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By Hairy_Potter - 23/01/2014 17:13 - Brazil - S?o Paulo

Today, I had to accept the fact that I'm going bald, after I noticed the hair on my chest is longer than the hair on my head. FML

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jvillan87 5

Sunday 24 April 2011 19:06

well at least you were being supportive.

jellyybeans 5

Sunday 24 April 2011 19:08

well it doesn't instantly happen as soon as they get cancer. but you sound like a good friend (:

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B4K3S0L1D 0

Sunday 24 April 2011 20:22

you did this in honor of your friend. in honor of cancer. no shame. no regret.

gilleamb000 0

Sunday 24 April 2011 20:23

ppl with cancer don't loose their hair until chemotherapy idiot. and a lot of worse things could happen, YOU could be the one with cancer

dcaruso 1

Sunday 24 April 2011 20:25

to #6. the loss of hair doesn't not 'instantly happen'. it isn't a result of cancer. it's a side effect of treatment. as far as I am concerned the op was looking to score brownie points and look good. YDI for worrying about shaving your head before going to see your friend.

jakeyboo103 0

Sunday 24 April 2011 20:25

you lose your hair from the chemo dumbass

pita202 0

Sunday 24 April 2011 20:25

awwww that's sweet.. my friends all bald caps when I went bald cuz of the chemo.. you're a good friend

RainbowHeadache 2

Sunday 24 April 2011 20:27

You're a good friend OP. You don't instantly lose your hair, it comes with lots of chemotherapy. So if her cancer is really bad she just might lose her hair eventually. If you're willing to cut off your hair without any thought because of a friend you are probably a really good person. Not a lot of people could part with their hair. :]