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  • meet liras.

  • Hi, my name is Doris, and this hair is not mine.

  • When she was 17, Laura's found out she had cancer, and after six months of chemotherapy, she lost her hair and as a result, lost her self confidence.

  • It was hard, but this is where it gets interesting.

  • 100,000 other women, like these women, came to help with their hair.

  • They went to the salon and donated two years worth of hair.

  • Just so.

  • Cancer patients like Lira's could get their old look back.

  • They take the hair, put it together and voila!

  • Confidence is back.

  • This is a clear example of community members helping others at a time of need without payment, money or credit.

  • Even the salons are not charging for this.

  • It's free.

  • Laura's is now cancer free and is growing her old hair back.

  • But you can't wait to donate it to other women that needed that's what Minute, YouTube.

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  • We just started to give you a voice.

  • Yes, making videos has given me a voice, and with this voice you can reach millions of people on the Internet tell them stories that you care about and actually change their opinion.

  • This skill off, making videos change my life, and I think it can change yours.

meet liras.

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