For many women battling cancer, they are doing exactly that – battling. Its constant exhaustion from managing life while fighting the disease, all the while feeling a range of emotions while facing uncertainty. The last thing they need to be worried about is not looking like their best self or how people might react to seeing them without hair.

Through the Wigs for Hope program, Tri-City Medical Center has been providing free custom wigs to women undergoing chemotherapy.  This valuable program enables them to feel more comfortable, confident and courageous. Unfortunately, as many resources have been impacted, our Wigs for Hope program has suffered a loss of funding. We need your support and contributions to continue providing this service for our community.  

For Maria Ochoa, the Wigs For Hope program at Tri-City Medical Center helped her feel like herself again.

“Before the diagnosis, my hair was a part of my identity and the idea of losing ALL of it was comparable to losing a limb,” said Maria. “I had the kind of hair where I was often asked if it was real. I felt blessed to have such beautiful, long and thick hair.”

Do you want to be part of this empowering program?