When Jerrolynn Dauria was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in fall 2020, she knew chemotherapy treatments would make her hair fall out. “I said to my doctors, ‘I don’t care, if you are going to save my life, the hair doesn’t matter,’” says Jerrolynn.

It seems so simple, but giving a wig or head wrap to a cancer patient who has lost their hair can make a world of difference when you’re going through cancer, says Kimberly Parker-Walker about the New Era Cap Foundation Elevate Salon at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. 

Paul McNulty has always been an active person, participating in baseball, softball, golf and other sports. When he started to lose weight unexpectedly and generally feel weaker, he tried to shrug it off as a sports injury.