HairPlaceNYC is a leading hair salon in NYC. But more than a typical salon, our goal is to help those with medical hair loss look and feel like themselves again. Through our Free Wigs for Wigs program, we donated $500 to Children With Hair Loss, a non profit organization that gives free wigs to kids with…
Going through her late father’s possessions, Sheila, a southern California woman, wasn’t surprised by anything she found. Why? Because her late father, who passed away from cancer in December, was a warehouse manager for a moving company. “Over the years, people would leave behind items or decide they didn’t want things,” Sheila said. “So he’d…
Christine, a New York resident, was about to get married. It was 2006, and she noticed her hair was falling out in worrisome clumps. By the time she got back from her honeymoon, it was practically all gone. Soon, she shaved the rest off and purchased the first of many “cheap” wigs, as she put…
My son Cody has had Alopecia since he was two. He has always felt out of place with no hair (even though he’s got the perfect shaped bald head and the bluest eyes). OK I might be bias…he is mine, lol. We had tried to get a hairpiece one other time. It was a long…
Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you an article of a beautiful young girl. She has Alopecia and I had the opportunity to give her a human hair lace front wig which she wore at her graduation. Marousek shining example of strength in diagnosis » McAuley’s Holly Marousek, Andrew’s Tori Malak sacrifice for awareness »
Katie Adelhardt is a child life specialist at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is working with a 7 year old girl, Dulce, who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and was hoping to have a wig provided for her. Katie was recommended to Andrew DiSimone at FreeWigsForKids.com. Katie filled out the form for the girl,…
HairPlaceNYC and FreeWigsforKids.org are happy to contribute 20 lbs of ponytails and $500 to Children With Hair Loss for the holidays. Children With Hair Loss was created as a resource for all children who have medically-related hair loss. For more information, please visit www.childrenwithhairloss.us. Free Wigs For Kids is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to helping kids…
This is a story about courage, love and giving. A story of a beautiful girl and her little sister. Two crazy musicians with a crazy idea to help change the life of this little girl. They said “lets recruit an equally crazy hair stylist to help make a difference.” They partnered with Andrew DiSimone, and…
We are grateful to Wigs for Kids for giving our 10 year old daughter a beautiful wig for free. She has alopecia universalis and is at the age where she wants to fit in and not have other children stare. Upon receiving the wig, she couldn’t stop staring at herself in the mirror with a…
Sydney was 15 year old junior in high school when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on May 7, 2013. She did loose her hair after a few weeks of having chemotherapy, which was so devastating to watch her go through. Sydney’s aunt Erin started researching the Internet and found Andrew DiSimone. Getting her first…
