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Girls take cancer wigs to a new, awesome level

Bryan West
KPNX - Phoenix
Happy Hair Bands are soft and comfortable, and the creator says the hair looks natural.

PHOENIX - Two girls battling cancer at Cardon Children's Medical are not only pushing the bad blood out of their body, but they are pushing a new movement of beauty and confidence.

"When I first shaved (my head) it was super tender," said 11-year-old Naomi Oakes. "I couldn't touch it. I couldn't change my hat."

Naomi has been undergoing chemo treatments for the past few months. She lost her hair and said she disliked wearing wigs.

"If I am going to school and I want hair and I'm wearing a wig," she said, "It's seven hours of misery."

Naomi added  that wigs are too hot and itchy, which is why a family friend came up with an idea to give her natural looking hair that would feel comfortable. Shelli Boggs created Happy Hair Bands.

"I would come (to Cardon Children's Medical) and (Naomi) would try them on," she said. "We would talk and I would take them home and fix them."

After enough prototypes, the two came up with a final product. Naomi now has blue, red, brown and blonde wigs.

"I saw Naomi riding around," said Ruby Ramirez in the room next to Naomi. "She took off her beanie and I thought they were cool just how it was just a head band. I asked her about it and she told me about Shelli."

Ruby also has six wigs ranging from orange and purple to bright silver. The two are helping Shelli spread the word and inspire other girls fighting cancer to partake. Shelli's goal is to make sure all of the wigs come at no cost to the families so she has started a GoFundMe account to make more.

For more information, like the Happy Hair Band Facebook page.

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