[dropcap type=”circle”]A[/dropcap] Wirral hospital administrator has shed her lustrous locks to raise money for a cancer charity.
Mum of two Lisa Cullen, who works at Spire Murrayfield, the private hospital near Heswall, made it a family affair as her two young sons and husband Mark lent a hand with the scissors and clippers.
Lisa, 40, from Woodchurch, Birkenhead, lost her mum to cancer almost three years ago but she has done the annual charity Race For Life for the past ten years.
She said: “My mum and dad, Barbara and Duncan Rogers, were from the Wirral but they lived abroad in the Middle East and when they were over my mum came to Spire Murrayfield Hospital for a check-up because of a problem she was having.
“Unfortunately it showed there was a bladder tumour and there wasn’t a lot to be done about it although she had chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
“I just wanted to do something because of that and Macmillan Cancer Support have a Brave the Shave challenge and I decided to do it.”
Lisa plaited her long red-gold hair and her sons, Sam, 11, and Alex, 7, cut the plaits off, and husband Mark finished the job with the clippers. The plaits were despatched to the Little Princess Charity that provides wigs for children who have suffered hair loss for various reasons.
Lisa, who has already raised over £750 for Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “Friends and family came round for support and I had a glass of wine to relax me and we streamed it live on video on Facebook so my dad could see it in Cyprus where he is and for my sister, Melanie Hodson, in New Zealand.
“The boys seem to like it and they’re aware of their Granny losing her hair but I think Mark is really proud of what I’ve done. I did ask him first and I told everyone here at Spire because it wouldn’t be fair to just turn up and everyone has been really supportive.
“I quite like the idea of having shorter hair and I don’t think I’ll grow it as long again, so at least the wind won’t be whipping it around when I’m watching the boys playing football.
“The short hair is very convenient and I’ve Googled a few short hairstyles so now I just need a good hairdresser. I know my hair will grow back. A lot of the people who undergo cancer treatment have no choice.”
If anyone wants to support Lisa’s fund-raising efforts can go to the Brave the Shave website and find Lisa’s page under her name.
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