If you were going to describe Hugo to someone the first thing you'd think about is his messy, long hair thats constantly falling in front of his big blue eyes.
And he never has wanted to.....until now.
On Friday the 23rd June my kind, cheeky little five year old is having a hair cut. ....but not only that....he's donating his hair to The Little Princess Trust, so it can be part of a wig for a child who's lost their hair because of cancer treatment and other illnesses.
I'm immensely proud of what my little man is doing. I'm not going to recognise him when he has it cut...I have no idea what he'll look like. I'm imagining myself looking through the gaggle of children at the school gates and just scanning past him, looking for his little bun (or as he calls it, his "doughnut", because of the hole the loop of hair makes) and the thought of not recognising my child makes me want to cry.
....But hair grows. He's a healthy little boy, and is giving another child, who has lost theirs, the ability to look in the mirror and feel normal. To walk through the street without stares and hushed whispers.
And that gift is pretty amazing.
It's just hair...we all grow it...a hair cut is a completely normal occurrence, but what it will mean to that little girl or boy, is worth the world.
So please...if you read this post, consider sharing it, and if you have a few pounds spare, every little helps.
Well done Hugs, you awesome wee man!