As reported by ITV News, thirteen schoolboys, including Harry’s own father, join forces to raise over £24,500 for Young Lives vs. Cancer while showing unwavering support for young Harry during his chemotherapy journey
Harry Mills, 9, from Charvil near Reading, was diagnosed with bone cancer in July and faces 18 rounds of chemotherapy.
He was dreading losing his hair so his friends and his dad decided to join him in shaving it off to raise money for Young Lives Vs Cancer, which supports families affected by the disease.
So far the event, on Saturday 9 September, has raised more than £25,000 for the charity.
Harry said: “At the end, there was a mirror and I could see it and I was like ‘I look 10 times more different’, and then after that everyone else did it and I watched them do it.
“They were all nervous as well but then they persevered through it and then at the end everyone had pretty much no hair.”
Harry’s friends cheered him on as he became the first to go under the clippers, alongside his father, Andy.
The boys then followed suit, grinning for the cameras before and after their big shaves.
Byron Geldard from the charity Young Lives vs. Cancer said: “Harry and his friends have done an amazing job in smashing their target of £10,000 in less than seven days.
“It’s great to see his friends and family coming together to support Harry and his family. The money raised will go on to support many families, like Harry’s, facing cancer.”
Andy Mills, Harry’s father, said: “I said to the boys that it means so much to us and to Harry, the fact that they are doing this for him because, you know, people do stare at kids with no hair.
“It’s something personal to Harry that he knows he’s got some really good mates that are right by his side throughout this for him.”
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