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Yuma Sasaki (10), a fifth-year student at Kanomata Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, is working on “hair donation” to donate hair for children who have lost their hair due to illness or accident. Her hair grows out of a desire to “help people” and she aspires to a length of 50cm or more until next year when she graduates from elementary school.
Sasaki found out about the hair donation on a TV show and started growing her hair about two years ago. It extends to the middle of the back and the long part measures about 45 cm. I will go to school as one. It takes 20 to 30 minutes to dry washed hair, and we also treat it so that it can be donated in good condition.
For about half a year after starting, I was depressed because I was being teased at school, but I didn’t stop. His mother, Tsukasa (35), encouraged her son by telling him the charm of the long-haired character that appears in the manga. My classmates and teachers who knew the situation explained to the people around me and my understanding spread.
Mr. Sasaki has a developmental disability, and Mr. Sasaki says, “What you think is normal is different from the general feeling, and even if the child’s hair is long, there is no feeling of discomfort.”
The donated hair will be used for medical wigs that are provided free of charge to children who have lost their hair. Sasaki aims for 50cm or more because 31cm or more is required, and if it is 50cm or more, it can be used for long hair.
High school rules may not allow long hair, so we have decided to extend it until we graduate from elementary school. Sasaki says, “If you think it will be good for someone, you can continue. I hope you use it carefully.”
