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I'm excited, scared--
now or never.
Ahh.
[LAUGHTER]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
I'm a photographer.
I like being known as the artsy kid.
And I live in California, so California girls are known
for having long hair.
I'm introverted.
I'm hoping that, in cutting my hair, I will gain more confidence but also
give somebody else more confidence, confidence that they will most likely
be lacking at such a hard time in their lives.
I think it's really wonderful that a young person can be so selfless.
It's really heartwarming, and I'm really, really proud of her.
I really am.
I was really self-conscious as a kid about my appearance.
And then my hair was something that people started complementing.
So my hair feels like something that has grown up with me.
As I've grown up, it's grown out.
I'm going to college, so I am going to have to be more outgoing.
I'm going to have to meet new people all over again.
So now would be a good time to come out of my shell as I cut my hair.
Maybe this was supposed to happen.
[APPLAUSE]
Are you ready?
Yes, just do it.
Don't look so worried.
[LAUGHTER]
That's OK.
It's for a good cause.
Yeah, it's good.
Yes, it is.
Everyone come and give her some support.
[LAUGHTER]
Ready?
Do it. just do it.
I'm doing it.
Ooh, that was fast.
[SURPRISED CHATTER]
Oh my gosh.
[APPLAUSE]
Oh my god, I feel so free.
Ready?
Yeah, let's do it.
Let's go.
[APPLAUSE]
It's really cool to think that, in helping other people, I am actually
going to be bettering myself.
While they're lacking in confidence and having a really hard time,
hopefully I'll be able to restore that and, at the same time,
restore that in myself.
It may be hard for me to imagine my hair getting this long again, just as
it might be hard for somebody to imagine being the healthy, laughing
self that they were before cancer.
It's beautiful how hair grows back as a reminder that life does go on, and
there is a time, other than the present, that may be better.
One, two, three.
Oh my gosh, I love it.
Oh my gosh.
I look so different.
It's out of my face already, and I think it's definitely going to be a
conversation starter when I get home.
You look so gorgeous.
I love it.
You look beautiful.
You're beautiful, Tams.
Thanks, guys.
[MUSIC PLAYING]