Dubai Hairstylist Shaved His Head In Solidarity With Cancer-affected Client
Here comes an incredible story of online friendship before 2022 ends.
Emily Bennett became friends with Jill Weymes and Jill’s husband Jalal Hafed online, and she had no idea how much that friendship would mean to her when she was diagnosed with cancer.
As a result of chemo therapy, Emily’s hair were falling off in clumps, so she decided to shave off her long tresses. Jalal, who works as a hairstylist at the Nordic Int’l Beauty & Training Centre in Jumeirah, offered to do the cut.
When Emily arrived at the salon with her three children, 4-year-old twin girls Ela and Isa and 5-year-old Davey, Jalal was ready for her. And to her utter surprise, Jalal shaved off his hair too. In a video that has now gone viral on social media, Emily’s confusion is evident as she tries to comprehend what is happening.
“He is always so stylish and [looks] so handsome – I was not expecting that at all,” Emily said, “However, it meant a lot to me, especially [considering] the kids were with me.”
Jalal says he wanted to let the kids know that their mother cutting her hair is okay. “It’s sometimes difficult for children to see their mother without hair,” he explained. “I wanted to make the children [knew] that it was okay – maybe even a cool thing! Also, Emily is a dear friend. I wanted to do a little something in solidarity with her.”
And sure enough, one of Emily’s daughters asked if she could shave her hair off too. “She thought it looked beautiful,” said Emily. “It made me chuckle, and I needed that to just lighten the mood.”
Afterwards, Jalal even had a gift for Emily.
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