When Magalie Lameloise was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time at the age of 40 she knew she would face a series of challenges.Port Macquarie's Jigna Chauhan offers free henna crowns to women who have lost their hair during chemotherapyThe Cancer Council says it is a great way to help boost women's self-image
One of them was going through chemotherapy and losing her hair, and also explaining that to her young son."So I explained to him that losing my hair is a good thing, it means the medication is working.Ms Lameloise also found comfort in an unexpected way after hearing about a woman in her home town of Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, who was offering free henna crowns to cancer patients.
"When I heard that a lady was doing henna for free, for women going through chemo, I decided to give it a try," she said.Enjoying giving cancer patients a reason to smile
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