I recently cut all my hair off to donate.  I have a friend whose daughter has done it a few times and I have two friends that have done it as adults.  When my daughter heard about this she wanted to know more about it, so I told her what they do with the hair and how it goes to people who have lost their hair due to diseases.  She thought that was cool and decided to do it herself.  She'd never had her hair cut more than a trim, so she had a lot to cut off.  And that got me thinking. 

If my kid could be so selfless, why couldn't I?  I mean, it's just hair.  It will grow back.  (On a side note, I've never understood why people are so opposed to getting their hair cut.  Look at those makeover shows.  People freak out at the haircut part.  Who cares?  It will grow back!)  So a bit later I started growing mine out to cut.  It was really short then and it took me 18 months (almost exactly!) to get it long enough, but 2 weeks ago I went and got it all cut off.  I donated 8 inches to make wigs, then they had to cut another 2 inches off to give it some style.  But all in all, I'm pretty pleased with myself.  I'm fortunate- I don't have a disease that makes me lose my hair or one where the medicine to cure makes my hair fall out.  I can grow more.  It's pretty short, but not too bad.  And if I want to, in about a year it can be long again.