Mothers shaved their heads in an effort to raise money for childhood cancer research this Wednesday. The second annual 46 Mommas: Shave for the Brave took place at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
"By shaving my head, I'm really fulfilling a promise I made to [my son]," Susan Heard, 46, told ABCnews.com. Heard took part in honour of her son, David, who lost his battle to cancer this past winter after a two-year fight.
Each year, a new "class" of 46 mothers takes on Brave the Shave and gets empowered to make a difference. Each participating woman has heard a doctor tell her: "Your child has cancer."
According to 46 Momma's mission statement, "each weekday, approximately 46 families receive the news that their child has cancer. Through increasing awareness of childhood cancer and raising funds for childhood cancer research by shaving our heads, we hope to one day be a group that no longer needs to exist."
The nonprofit American group aims to raise $1 million for St. Baldrick's Foundation's research of childhood cancer, the most fatal disease in children. Over $300,000 was raised at this year's Shave for the Brave event alone.
Watch Heard and other courageous mothers lose their locks over at My Fox DC.
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