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What made you decide to get rid of the whole thing?
I'd been contemplating earlier in the year whether or not I'd shave it or keep it and
I thought when I made the decision I thought well if I shave it off I may as well try and
make some money out of it.
Can you remember what you looked like without it?
I'm a bit dubious about that at the moment. I think its like when you get a new hair cut
but yeah its going to be a whole different person underneath, so.
So when did you decide to shave your head?
I actually decided last year at this time, when one of my friends did it. So I thought
it was amazing and decided to give myself a whole year to get ready for the idea.
So now the day is here, how are you feeling?
Yep, pretty good, pretty excited it looks like a pretty good atmosphere going on up there.
Most people are just kind of happy to just donate some money - yep - to dye their hair
what made you...
Late last year I was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis - a series of brain tumours - and I've got
surgery in March or April and they need to shave my hair off. So I thought I'd turn something bad
into good and help fundraise for the Leukaemia Foundation.
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Have you been kind of looking into the mirror, trying to work out what you're going to look like?
Ah, yeah I had one of my friends inspect my head to see if there's any weird bumps going
on. Apparently it's kind of okay. Ah, but yeah I'm kinda hoping there's no hidden scars
I didn't know about from my childhood or anything. [laughs]
I'm nervous, but really excited. [yeah?] yeah
Have you ever had hair that short?
No I haven't.
Two things I forgot to bring today - a broad brimmed hat and sun burn cream. [laughs]
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You were nervous before you got it done, how are you feeling now?
Good, really good!
Really good? Was it better than you expected?
Yep!
When I saw myself I thought it was better than I expected, so I... for some reason I
thought it would be shorter, even though its a number 1, but its there's still some hair
there so we're all good.
I remember photos of me with short hair but I don't ever remember looking like that myself
actually, so yeah.
Its a surprise. [What was the biggest surprise?] How good it feels under air con.
So can we sign you up for next year as well?
Yeah, yeah next year there will be a whole 12 months worth of growth instead of just
8 months, then so it'll be down here somewhere.
So are you going to do it next year as well?
Ahhh, I'll see how much it grows. I'm not too sure how fast my hair will grow. So yeah,
we'll see [So no regrets?] No definitely not. Thank you.
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