For most of my life, I have never felt truly confident about my personality or appearance. Now I am contemplating doing something that most women would consider a traumatic experience. I know it sounds shallow, but most women would never risk a bad haircut, let alone shaving it all off by CHOICE. I mean, I’ll still be me, albeit a bald me, but still me, right? Initially, I was psyching myself out, asking myself: will shaving my head for charity help someone’s chemo go any faster; will it help remove scars; will it make a patient’s hair grow back or change their prognosis? What will shaving my head really provide? The answer is simple: I lost a brother to cancer. I’m shaving my hair to raise a middle finger to cancer; to stand with those who do NOT have a choice when it comes to losing their hair; and ultimately, to raise money for cancer research. I do not know the physical or mental suffering endured by cancer patients, but I do know that they should not have to deal with the way people stare at them. There is no reason women with bald heads should be made to feel embarrassed or ashamed by their looks. I will not hide my baldness and I will brandish my bare head like a weapon. Now I need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers.