Teen overcomes bullies after growing hair in honour of grandad who died from lung cancer
A kind teenager is donating his hair to the Little Princess Trust for the second time after losing his grandad to lung cancer.
Matt, from Carnforth near Lancaster, said: “I decided to grow my hair for three years so a longer wig could be made. It has been difficult at times, I’ve been bullied - called names and physically bullied but I was determined to never give up.”“From behind, some people think I’m a girl, so I use that as a chance to explain what I’m doing and why, and I usually got a donation out of it too.”
As well as donating his locks to charity, Matt is also raising money for Help For Heroes and has so far raised £6,000. Matt, who is heading into year 11 at Carnforth High School and is a keen scuba diver in his spare time, added: “My ‘Pop Pop’ was a Sergeant Major in the Prince of Wales’s Own regiment and served for 22 years. I was very close to my him and he would tell me lots of war stories.
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