BH Hospital opens a bank of wigs for cancer patients; see how to donate

Starting a cancer treatment has a number of consequences for the patient, including falling hair. In order to restore the self-esteem of people fighting the disease, Felício Rocho Hospital, in the Center-South region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, inaugurated, in partnership with the NGO Fio de Luz, a bank of wigs to give to women with headgear

From now on, the patient of the medical center who feels comfortable wearing a wig can have recourse to the bank, to try it, the select and bring home. There will be about 20 wigs available to be tested and given, with replacement on request. Recalling that there is a donation of equipment, free, and not requiring a return after the end of treatment.

The first patients could already feel better with the new visual Fabíola Neri, one of the women who tried the experiment, comments: "You throw your side hair, you play with each other.It's perfect! The sensation is to have my hair again, and it does not look like a wig.And it's also interesting because it's free.Many people do not have the money to buy a wig like this because the average price is $ 4,000.No doubt that a gift of this type makes a lot of difference and increases our self-esteem. "

Learn How to Help

Do good, do good! If you have more than 20 centimeters of hair, you can help! From the opening of the bank of wigs, the hospital becomes a privileged place for hair donation. All collected material will be sent to the NGO Fio de Luz and turned into wigs. To do good, just look for the oncological ambulatory in the street Aimorés, number 3580 in Barro Preto. Hair care for cancer patients since 2017. Her work is entirely voluntary and involves capturing and making the pieces so that they can be given to women who have had their hair shaved because of cancer. The NGO currently operates at Rua João Monlevade, number 35, in the Santa Monica neighborhood and has the capacity to manufacture 400 units per month.