Keri Manthorpe's long blonde locks will be transformed into wigs for cancer patients and she also raised £1,500 for Cancer UK
Keri Manthorpe head shave
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A care assistant is a cut above the rest after shaving her head to raise money for a cancer charity.
And Keri Manthorpe has also donated her long blonde locks to charity so the hair can be transformed into wigs for cancer patients.
Mum-of-two Keri had her hair chopped off at Split Ends Hair Salon, in Jubilee Road, Eston, by Kimberley Young.
Keri’s husband Jay and children Franklyn, 11, and Precious, two, were there to watch as it was done.
Keri, 30, who works at Westmoor View Nursing Home, in Dixon’s Bank, Middlesbrough, said: “There were a number of reasons that I decided to do it really. I do a lot of fundraising anyway but I don’t have as much time now with the children and work.
“I wanted to do something for a cancer charity as my auntie died after suffering from ovarian cancer and I have seen an increase in cancer patients at work.”
Keri’s auntie Maureen Marsh died last year aged 56.
Keri said that if it wasn’t for the use of a wig, Maureen would not have been able to meet her niece Precious.
Keri said: “I had just had Precious and it was a traumatic birth. Maureen was really ill and had lost her hair at that point so I was looking forward to getting better and visiting her with the baby.
“But she managed to get a wig and to my surprise came over to visit us.
“She had a new lease of life at the end because of the wig and I am so grateful for that as it gave us so many fond memories.
“This is why I found it so important that my hair was not wasted.”
The hair has been given to the Prince’s Trust which will then make it into a wig.
Keri also raised £1,500 sponsorship money through the head shave which she is donating to Cancer UK.
Keri said it felt “strange” getting her head shaved but said she soon got used to it.
She said: “Everyone knows how much I love my hair so it was a big thing to do.
“But it feels fine now.
“People have asked if I am going to wear a hat but I haven’t yet.”
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