Neat Story

[janette]

This was in the paper today. What a wonderful gift from a daughter to her mom.

Cruel cut? No, shear love

08:34 PM CST on Thursday, January 8, 2004

By STEVE BLOW / The Dallas Morning News


This is one of those stories where a photo can do most of the work.

But I'll just offer a little background.

Some weeks back, Teresa Logan of Richardson picked her daughter up from high school as usual. Except on this day, 17-year-old Jenni got in the car and announced her intention to cut her hair.

"I said, 'Aw, Sis, why do you want to do that?' Teresa recalled. "I was really disappointed."

You have to understand that Jenni has beautiful hair, full in body and deep red in color. And it was long – halfway down her back.

Many a time Teresa had stroked her daughter's locks and sighed, "I wish I had your hair."

Well, Teresa's disappointment over the haircut turned to real upset when she learned more of Jenni's intentions. "I thought she just wanted to get it cut shoulder length. But when we went to a salon in the mall, she started showing me these pictures of what she was thinking about, and they were really, really short."

Teresa said, "I feel bad now, but I wasn't even nice about it. I kept saying, 'Can't you do shoulder length?' And she kept saying, 'No, I really want it this short.' I said, 'Well, I hate it. It's just awful.' "

Teresa couldn't even bear to watch, so she left to roam the mall while Jenni's hair was shorn.

As she walked, 44-year-old Teresa never once thought to connect Jenni's abrupt decision to something going on in her own life.

A short time before, during a routine medical procedure, doctors discovered that Teresa had an early form of ovarian cancer. The prognosis for treatment was very good, but she needed chemotherapy and radiation as a precaution.

And of course, that meant losing her hair.

One night, as Jenni lay in bed, thinking of the ordeal facing her mom, that thing her mother always said popped into her mind – "I wish I had your hair."

And that's when Jenni decided on the drastic haircut – and a best possible gift for her mom.

Jenni had hoped to keep the wig made of her own hair a secret until it was ready for delivery. But she and her dad, Earl, learned that a custom wig has to fit exactly. Teresa would have to go in for sizing.

So soon after the mystery haircut, they broke the news of their plan to Teresa.

She was floored. And somehow all the anxiety about losing her hair melted away. "I don't think Jenni will ever know the difference she made," Teresa said. "It just wasn't traumatic. I knew I was going to have her hair."

She was nervous only about how she would look, going from her "very brown" hair to Jenni's glorious red.

Well, Teresa is bald as a baby now. The new wig was delivered just before Christmas. And ...

"I love it," Teresa said. And that red suits her just fine. "Maybe it's something I'll keep!"

Of course, I don't have to tell you how good it looks.

Teresa got her wish – to have her daughter's hair. And the photo tells most of the story.

 

[Beauty]

OMG how sweet, how wonderful! What a great article to read before logging off for the night.

 

[IloveDMB]

Oh my, what a sweet story! Thanks for sharing the article with us.

 

[floridafam]

Reading that gave me chills.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Beautiful, Janette. Thanks. With Marie having gone through that a little more than 5 years ago, I can really relate. Thanks.

Dan

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Originally posted by floridafam
Reading that gave me chills.

Chills as in....wow, that was AMAZING? Or chills as it...that's creepy?


I find it absolutely amazing that a daughter would do that for her mother. I know there are many, many people out there in the world who are much to selfish to do such a loving thing. We need more people like her!

 

[Serena]

This one needs a tissue alert.

 

[floridafam]

Chills as in wow that's amazing.

 

[Brisully]

That's awesome. What a wonderful daughter.

 

[HauntedMansionGeek]

What a neat story! Thankyou so much for sharing that here!!

 

[MerryPoppins]

Wow! Powerful story.

 

[eeyoreforever]

That was a beautiful thing the daughter did. I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rasnlms]

What a great story - thanks so much for sharing.

 

[CRB#33]

Wow!

What a wonderful young lady she is!

Her mother can be very proud.

 

[Credit Man]

Wonderful story!

 

[TammyNC]

Thanks for sharing that story, what a wonderful way to start the day.

 

[mickeyboat]

That's an uplifting story. Mother and daughter both look beautiful!

Denae

 

[BrerMom]

**shivers!!!**

 

[FOJMO]

It hit close to home for me also, as I've been having chemo since October and was bald within 10 days of my first treatment.

I sport a new wig also, but my DD18 did not donate her hair for it. But she did the next best thing for me and accompanied me to the wig store to give her opinion and encouraged me to go for RED.

I've received nothing but compliments on it ever since and most people (who don't know my situation) think it's my hair and I colored and cut it!

I really think that when my own hair grows back, I may keep wearing this -- it's much more becoming on me than my former hair and so much easier in the morning!

Thanks for the great story! VAL

 

[Suzy Mouse]

Thanks for sharing this with us. What a beautiful story about such a beautiful girl!