In the News – Cancer Advocacy Group Creates Bald Cartoons to Help Kids with Hair Loss

Snippet from the article:

Popeye, Garfield, My Little Pony and Snoopy: some of the world’s most famous cartoon characters are getting a very special makeover in an effort to help kids cope with losing their hair to cancer.

Knowing that hair loss brought on by chemotherapy can make children feel different from others, Brazilian cancer advocacy group GRAACC created a unique campaign called “Bald Cartoons.”

According to the Bald Cartoons website, “Famous cartoons from all over the world have gone bald, sending out the message that a child with cancer deserves to be seen just like any other child.”

Read the rest — “Bald Cartoons” Help Sick Kids Cope With Hair Loss

I really love this campaign. Emotional pain from hair loss sometimes gets the best of many young men, and children may be especially affected. These cartoons help show kids that losing their hair due to chemotherapy isn’t something they should be embarrassed of.