Angela Bramble was never able to join her family at the fundraisers they joined in honour of her father and grandmother, both of whom died from multiple myeloma.
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Due to having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which has confined Ms Bramble to a wheelchair, she could not physically join the festivities despite being very close with her ‘very hard working’ father and ‘beautiful’ grandmother.
But the Junee local has since vowed that this year will be different, as she prepares to cut off a whopping 85 centimetres of her flowing golden locks for the Leukaemia Foundation's World’s Greatest Shave next month.
“I always wanted long hair as a little girl, so I’ve been growing it since 1983,” she said.
“It grows very slowly but now it's all the way down to my backside.
“I figured I should do it before I turn grey because they don’t accept grey hair.”
More than 13,000 Australians will be diagnosed with blood cancer this year – equivalent to 35 people every day – and more than 150,000 people from all walks of life will get involved in the World’s Greatest Shave from 16-19 March.
You can support the cause by visiting worldsgreatestshave.com and searching for Angela Bramble.
