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It’s family picture time for the Carters, but Mama does not want to be in the photo this year. All of her beautiful hair is gone because of chemotherapy treatments for her cancer, and she doesn’t want to be remembered without hair. Eight-year-old Marcus knows that the picture won’t be the same without Mama, so he comes up with a plan to find her some hair and make her better. Even though the plan doesn’t work in quite the way Marcus expects, he comes to understand that “hair is nice to have, but not as nice as me having Mama and Mama having me.” This is a story for every family dealing with a serious illness. It is told with a touch of gentle humor in a style that children will readily understand, and the warm and inviting illustrations will bring comfort and hope to young and old alike.
About the Author
In 1998, my life was moving along at a wonderfully exciting pace. My husband and I were raising two super cute sons, and we were in the process of building our dream home. In the middle of this ordered chaos, I discovered I had cancer. The news knocked the wind out of me. I suddenly had more questions than answers. As I tried to share this news openly (and tearfully) with my boys, especially the visible problem of losing my hair, my oldest son (age 5), assured me that if I lose all my hair, he would simply give me his. Well...so much for holding back the tears! My book, Hair For Mama, is not my personal story during cancer treatment, but the type of story I had wanted to share with my children. The title and storyline did flow from those sincere and loving words my son offered to me. I am thankfully almost eight years cancer-free. My desire for those dealing with cancer is to share the story, Hair For Mama, with the young ones in their lives; and that they may face whatever comes down the road with love and hope together.
