The sister of a Bath teenager who is in remission from leukaemia has had her hair cut to make wigs for children battling cancer.
Leigh-Ann Ford, who lives in Twerton, had her eight-inch long ponytail chopped off and donated to the Little Princess Trust.
Her 18-year-old brother Aaron was diagnosed with leukaemia in March 2012 and lost his hair twice during treatment.
Leigh-Ann, 25, said: "Seeing my brother going through that, and his hair loss was one of the most difficult things for him, so you can't imagine what it is like for little girls.
"It is such a sweet cause and your hair can always grow back."
Leigh-Ann had been growing her hair since the age of 12, but said she had no regrets after getting it cut off into a short bob by hairdresser Judith Flower, the co-owner of Gemini Hair Studio in Twerton.
The ponytail was immediately wrapped in clingfilm, to stop it getting tangled up, and posted to the charity.
Leigh-Ann, who works in Morrisons in London Road, has also been raising sponsorship money and her £750 total so far will go towards making two wigs for young cancer patients.
During the haircut she was supported by her mum Dawn, grandmother Marie, sister Carley and niece Ruby.
Carley said Leigh-Ann had been given the idea by their cousin Emma Cade, who lives in Trowbridge and had her hair cut for the Little Princess Trust in November.
She said: "I am so proud of her, and it is for such a good cause.
"We all saw what Aaron went through and he was 16 and such a big thing for him, so a little girl, well it has just got to be heart-breaking."
The Little Princess Trust is a national charity which provides real hair wigs for children, both boys and girls, who suffer from hair loss.
To find out more about the work they do, go to www.littleprincesses.org.uk.
To help Leigh-Ann with her fundraising, go to www.justgiving.com/Carley-Ford.
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