Free Hair for Kids, and Free Head Coverings for Bald Women and Kids

Outside of male pattern baldness, hair loss can cause loss of self-esteem during a stressful time in one's life: cancer treatment, or some other illness that caused it in the first place.  Here's some places that can help.

Locks of Love is famous for providing hairpieces for children under 21 years of age who have low income and suffer from permanent or temporary hair loss.  The hair is donated by loving people throughout the United States for those suffering from permanent hair loss, and artificial hair in the case of those with temporary loss.

Children With Hair Loss helps those under 21, too, but there are no financial limits--free hairpieces are available to all kids suffering from a medical hair loss.  Check out their website, or call 734-379-4400.

For both children and women suffering from hair loss, the Beautiful and Bald Movement will give a free "dome decorating package" which consists not of hair, but something to gussy up the bald head.  These could be scarves, hats, stickers, temporary tattoos, and more.  The actual contents vary, depending on what contributions they may have recieved. 

The American Cancer Society often distributes free or low-cost wigs to cancer victims through their local chapters.  To find one near you, see this resource search page and specifiy under program type  "wigs-free or reduced cost."

Free Day Camp in Toledo 2013. And in NY State, A Special Free Day Camp for Kids with Cancer

The wonderful organization Feed Lucas County Children, is repeating its day camp for kids grade 1-6 in 2013.  It will run from June 17th till the end of July at Knight Academy, 110 Arco Drive, from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.  For more information, contact FLCC at (419) 259-9960.

In New York state, a special free day camp is being run for children with cancer and their sibs.  It's for kids in the New York city area, run the by Sunrise Day Camp.  New this year is a camp at Pearl River.  For more information, contact Leah Spindell at 516-634-4199. 

 

Another Source of Financial Help for Chronic Diseases

We've covered lots of sources of financial help in health care, and specifically sources of help dealing with cancer.  Now there's another source of possible help for severe, chronic illnesses, including several types of cancer--The Chronic Disease Fund.  It's a non-profit that helps those who suffer from several specific diseases--each administered from a separate fund--deal with the sorts of crushing costs that may not be covered by insurance, other drug programs,  transportation to and from medical treatments if they are far away, among others.  The list of diseases they cover is listed here, but since each one comes from a different fund, they may not have funds to cover a new patient with a particular condition. Those diseases for which they are not accepting new patients have an asterisk next to them. To see if you qualify, see the application process.  Besides this, they have a service called Navidebt which works with their patients to deal with the medical debt that you have already incurred.