Notts salon owner boldly goes bald for Cancer Research UK
A Nottingham hair salon owner has raised over £7.5k by having her hair shaved off to raise money and awareness for the cancer charity that has helped her and her family through the worst five years of their lives.
Debbie McMenamin, who runs KH Hair in Castle Gate with her husband, Sean, says she felt she had to do something radical after herself, her mum AND her sister were all diagnosed with cancer within a five-year period.
Debbie was told she had breast cancer in 2019 and underwent surgery the same year. Finding out her mum, Susan, had cancer in 2021 was a shocking blow. Then came the terrible news that her sister, Sharron, also had the disease.
Debbie braved the shave for Cancer Research UK in the salon on Wednesday 27th of August and husband Sean, was the one holding the clippers. She admits to sleepless nights in the run up to the event but the amazing support she received kept her going. “I have not enjoyed feeling so exposed and in the limelight,” she says. “It’s not me at all. But it has made me understand how many beautiful people I know and love and the world seems a brighter place because of that.”
Debbie says her Mum is a shining example of what research into cancer treatments can achieve. “She was treated successfully for throat cancer only to find out a year later she had terminal lung cancer,” she explains. However, thanks to cancer research and a new drugs trial, she’s still with us two years on and we will be forever grateful for that.
“I’d like to thank every single person who had donated and supported along the way,” adds Debbie. Every pound has made each day a better day. The messages of support and love are everything and are sometimes overwhelming but thank you all from the bottom of my heart.”
Any donations can be made via Debbie’s Just Giving page: HERE