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Personal ¡DONATE MY HAIR! experience By: Karina León "A simple act of kindness can make a tremendous impact on a person's life." How many of you have thought of donating your hair? In the year of 2010 in Mexicali the numbers of d eath of breast cancer increase a 40%. Now a days is the first type of cancer that appear in women at Mexico. Many persons wants to support this women by donating money, their hair and buying things at foundations that support this type of cancer. My name is Karina Leon and I will tell you my personal experience about donating my hair. 2 years ago I was 15 years old, I was in first semester and the campaign of the CETYS queen was happening, but there was a foundation named “Mujeres que viven”. That was working in the campaigns, showing themselves at the “berbena” of every candidate putting their stands and cutting the hair of the girls that where donating it. 5