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Once upon a time there were three little girls who went to the police academy\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

And one of them had a fabulous haircut! From the moment I saw Farrah Fawcett on TV in Charlie\u2019s Angels<\/em> I knew I wanted to look just like her. At least in the hair department. With a long, feathered cut that bounced when I walked and seemed to be forever ruffled by a light breeze.<\/p>\n

It took me two days to secure an appointment with my stylist for a Farrah-do. It took several hours to frost my natural light brown locks with blonde highlights, cut multiple layers, blow-dry it and finish it up with a light misting of hair spray.<\/p>\n

Now I was going to lose it all. The brain tumor<\/a> I\u2019d battled a few years back had returned, and I needed yet another surgery to remove it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what that means,\u201d I told my friend Carole, a fellow nurse I was working with at Cabell Huntington Hospital. \u201cMy hair will end up in a paper sack on my bedside table in post-op. Just like before.\u201d<\/p>\n

But back then I didn\u2019t have hair this gorgeous! It just seemed so unfair this would happen to me now. God, can\u2019t you find some way for me to keep my hair?<\/em> I thought, knowing it was impossible.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, honey,\u201d Carole said. \u201cMaybe it won\u2019t be so bad. Listen, I know the most wonderful hairdresser. I want you to make an appointment with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCarole, the last thing I need now is a good haircut,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

But Carole insisted. \u201cMaybe Gary can\u2019t do anything for your condition, but he can make you feel good about yourself now. That\u2019s exactly what you need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later that week Carole escorted me into Gary\u2019s bustling salon. Three hairdressers were busy with trims and cuts. I stared at the floor, watching in dismay as gray, black, blonde and red hair accumulated on the floor. That\u2019ll be my hair soon enough,<\/em> I thought. Swept out with the trash.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGary, this is Roberta,\u201d Carole said when her friend was ready for me. Carole had told him about my surgery, but if he pitied my situation, he didn\u2019t show it.<\/p>\n

\u201cPleased to meet you,\u201d he said. \u201cCan I call you Berta?\u201d<\/p>\n

In spite of myself, I grinned. I liked Gary already. \u201cSure!\u201d<\/p>\n

He led me to a chair and fastened on the plastic gown. He leaned in, circling my shoulders as if in a hug. \u201cI have a suggestion,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been at this a long time, and there\u2019s one thing that I know will make losing your hair a lot easier. To smooth the transition, we\u2019re going to go short.\u201d<\/p>\n

I held my breath. I didn\u2019t want to lose my long Farrah locks a second before I had to. But Gary knew more about this sort of thing than I did. And I could see the logic. My Farrah-do deserved to be cut off with respect, not shaved in preop. \u201cYou\u2019re the expert,\u201d I said, squeezing my eyes shut. \u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Carole cheering me on, Gary started snipping. My frosted tips fluttered to the beige linoleum floor at my feet. If someone had to cut off my hair, I was glad it was Gary. Whenever our eyes met in the mirror, his were full of compassion<\/a>. Instead of just letting my hair lie on the floor like trash, he swept it gently into a tidy pile in the corner of the salon. It made it easier, somehow, knowing he understood and respected how I felt.<\/p>\n

When Gary was finished I no longer resembled a Charlie\u2019s Angel. But as haircuts went, it was actually quite chic. \u201cI\u2019m going to pray for your speedy recovery,\u201d Gary told me as we said goodbye. He even refused to accept any payment for his work. \u201cYou\u2019ve given up enough today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Gary\u2019s kindness continued to encourage me<\/a> until it was time for my surgery. He had made my transition easier, just as he said. Easier, but not easy. Every time I caught sight of myself in the mirror, a dull green post-op headwrap from the hospital barely hiding my baldness, I winced.<\/p>\n

While I was recovering at home, Carole stopped by for a visit. \u201cI\u2019ve been talking with Gary,\u201d she said as she filled my freezer with comfort food<\/a>. \u201cHe said to tell you he just got in a shipment of the prettiest turbans. He wants you to go to the shop and pick one out.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fashionable turban sure sounded good to me. Even better was the thought of seeing Gary again. Carole drove me over to the salon, where I chose a bright flowered one. \u201cSit right down here,\u201d Gary said. \u201cI\u2019ll put it on for you. You\u2019ll be amazed at the transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t have to tell me not to look. I instinctively squeezed my eyes shut when he removed my head wrap. Gary spun me around away from the mirror and fitted the turban onto my head.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s heavier than I thought!\u201d I said. But the weight was comforting. Almost like having hair.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, Berta,\u201d Gary said. \u201cOpen your eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

I found myself looking at a small crowd of faces. All the hairdressers had gathered around me.<\/p>\n

\u201cLadies and gentlemen,\u201d Gary said, gently lifting my chin up. \u201cCharlie\u2019s newest angel! Ta-da!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gary spun me back around to the mirror, and I gasped. My hair! My hair! It was back! \u201cIt looks almost like my Farrah!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is<\/em> your Farrah,\u201d Carole said. \u201cGary saved all the hair he cut and made it into a wig.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gary hadn\u2019t just saved my hair, he\u2019d answered my prayer<\/a>. The whole team on Charlie\u2019s Angels<\/em> couldn\u2019t have orchestrated it any better.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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