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a donation,” she explains. “I had to wait a little while to get to that point. I decided to donate because I started to think of all of the kids who have lost their hair because of different diseases, including cancer. I felt bad that there are kids going through such a hard time, and I wanted to help.” Carena’s parents fully supported and encouraged her donation. Rachel at Fantastic Sams on Route 286 cut Carena’s hair. “I wanted to wait until school was out to have it cut,” she says, and it ended up totaling about 12 inches. “My hair is really curly,”