Lifelong devotion to having long hair
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Printed Date: October 25 2025 at 10:47pm
Topic: Lifelong devotion to having long hair
Posted By: DaveDecker
Subject: Lifelong devotion to having long hair
Date Posted: December 29 2003 at 8:01pm
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This interesting article was published today in my local newspaper. Thought y'all might find it interesting: http://www.stpetetimes.com/2003/12/29/Floridian/My_grandmother_s_hair.shtml - http://www.stpetetimes.com/2003/12/29/Floridian/My_grandmother_s_hair.shtml |
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Posted By: Ally
Date Posted: December 30 2003 at 6:01am
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Wow, Dave. This just broke my heart. What a beautiful story. Thank you. |
Posted By: grenwich
Date Posted: December 30 2003 at 4:10pm
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Thank you Dave, for sharing! That was beautiful. Gren ------------- 1bCiii between tailbone and classic (43.5inches) |
Posted By: earthtones
Date Posted: December 31 2003 at 10:50am
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Great article. My sister works at a nursing home and she told me they had a woman who had long hair, past her waist. Her children told the staff to make a note in her file that her hair was not to be cut. Well one day they brought her down to the salon to have her hair washed and the hairbutcher cut it off. My sister said the poor woman cried for days. Her family was extremely mad and said that her hair was long for religous reason. She died soon after. ------------- 21/37.5/42 2C c iii Golden brown, thick, wavy hair It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got. ~sheryl crow~ |
Posted By: Mylissa
Date Posted: December 31 2003 at 12:21pm
Sweet, sweet story...thanks for sharing! ------------- Mylissa |
Posted By: Laine1998
Date Posted: December 31 2003 at 3:49pm
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Dave, That was a wonderful story. I have tears rolling down my face right now. Its amazing to see the devotion she has to keeping her promise. Its more than just her hair, but the love that is there to keep the promise. I really hope that no one cuts her hair, as that would be the worst thing anyone could do to her. ------------- |
Posted By: dianefromcanada
Date Posted: December 31 2003 at 4:13pm
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WOW GREAT STORY! ------------- dianefromcanada |
Posted By: Debbie
Date Posted: December 31 2003 at 5:13pm
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Nice story Dave! Thank you for sharing it with us! Debbie ------------- There is more to life than hair...Come on---Go get a life!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Reenie
Date Posted: January 12 2004 at 7:00pm
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Very touching story. Thanks for sharing. ------------- Life is wonderful...when you have a cat. But even better when you have a cat and good hair! |
Posted By: duke
Date Posted: January 13 2004 at 8:10am
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Very moving. I really think it would be harsh to force her to cut her hair, especially given that she has deteriorated to the point she has. I think it would be downright disrespectful. In the past, when elders were taken care of at home more than today, this would probably have been unthinkable. How cold it must be for her to be in the home (I'm thinking of a friend who came down with Parkinson's Disease and was confined to a home. The place looks like a mixture between a hospital and a jail). You'd think that people who probably clean after old inmates could at least oblige so much as to brush her hair and tie it in a bun. Sheesh. ------------- |
Posted By: Tap Dancer
Date Posted: January 26 2004 at 6:18am
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Sorry to respond so late. I just found this thread. I agree with Duke; the poor woman has already given up all the other things she loved. No one should try to force her into cutting her hair. I hope she keeps it long! ------------- [IMG]http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/yerdumm/tapdancer2.gif" /> |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: February 08 2004 at 1:54pm
Apparently this story has made the rounds in some of the other long hair message boards on the 'net  I posted it at TLHS and it has been posted elsewhere (LHC and other places too). From what I understand there has been an outpouring of sympathy, received by Mrs. Camfield, for which she is grateful. She has since been moved from the nursing home to an assisted care facility, and there are qualified people now helping to take care of her hair. ------------- |
Posted By: enfys
Date Posted: February 09 2004 at 9:48am
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It's great to know that she's in a better run home now. I hate the way people treat anyone less capable of somethings badly. Maybe she was old, but she has feelings too. I'm sure she'll be much happier from now on, especially if she can keep her lovely hair, and have it looked after. Out of interest, did the response to the story contribute to her moving, or was it already planned? ------------- http://www.myspace.com/waltzin_with_the_open_sea - http://www.myspace.com/waltzin_with_the_open_sea Ah-ha, a place I can soon add hair pics...once I do some |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: February 10 2004 at 6:44pm
Good question. I don't know the answer. I can only hazard a guess that it might have contributed to the decision. If I find out the answer (or more), I'll post it here. ------------- |
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