TEN-year-old Mount Walker boy Helix Rowe is determined to do what he can to help kids diagnosed with cancer.
Helix told mum Mel that he didn’t think it was fair when girls lost their hair while undergoing cancer treatments.
Some of his compassion came from seeing his mum shave her hair and donate the locks to a cancer charity a while back.
He also attended the same school as Daphnie Hines who was diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis at 10-months-old.
Last year, Daphnie shaved her hair and took part in the World’s Greatest Shave.
Her journey inspired him and was a reason he decided to take part.
Another tick in the why’s is he’s enrolled to start at West Moreton Anglican College next year and unlike the school he attends now, long hair is a big no-no.
“When we moved to Queensland from Sydney he went to a state school and decided a mullet was in order, he’s just kept on growing it since,” Mel said.
“He’s been growing his hair for about four years.”
Four years is a long time for a child and the length he’s managed to grow his hair is impressive, but he has no qualms about having it all lopped off.
“He is totally fine with doing it and understands it will all be cut off,” she said.
“He said if Daphnie can do it, I can do it.
“Helix has said he doesn’t want a little girl to be sad that she didn’t have hair because she had cancer while all the girls around her had their hair.
“His view is hair loss is upsetting for a little girl who was already sick.”
The youngster’s good deeds are twofold. He’ll collect donations to have his hair cut off and then the freshly shorn hair will be posted to NSW.
“When it’s cut, it’s sectioned into plaits, he should have about a 30cm long donation by then, I haven’t measured it yet,” his mum said.
“The hair will be posted to Ella Wigmakers, a company partnered with the Wigs 4 Kids Campaign that donates human hair wigs to children who’ve lost theirs while undergoing cancer treatments.
“We like that the hair stays in Australia and they’re given free to sick children.”
It’s a busy year for the mullet, it’s also entered into the Mullet Cup that will be held at this year’s Boonah Show.
After showtime, the mullet will retire and live the rest of its life bringing a little love to those who need it most.
