Health
2014
Diane Spicer-Yozipovic and Josie Spivak, stylist/colourists at Believe in Beauty. Spivak (right) wears one of Believe in Beauty's wigs.
Sunday, May 25 12noon - 4pm • Chippewa Park The kites are flying and it's a great day on the lakeshore! Join everyone at beautiful Chippewa Park for Thunder Bay's famous Kite Festival. Along with kite workshops, demonstrations and activities, we'll be joined by our friends from the Toronto Kitefliers, Kitchener Windclimbers & New York Kite Enthusiasts!
Don’t miss this day of fun colour and amazement!
Free Admission! City Transit Service to Chippewa Park Available.
Hairstylists Help Cancer Patients “Believe in Beauty” By Sara Chow
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ur hair is part of our individual identity. As much as it can show our personality, it can also reveal our health status. Cancer treatment can be cruel to our bodies, causing changes to our mental and physical health—including hair loss, which is the foremost cancer patient identifier. But it’s just hair, right? It will grow back. While hair may grow back, hair loss due to cancer can be distressing. The staff at Believe in Beauty offer specialized, client-centred services for people with hair loss and growth issues, particularly women affected by the side effects of chemotherapy. They put emphasis on their private consultations where they can help to ease the feelings associated with hair loss by helping clients to select comfortable, well-fitted, customized wigs along with extensions, hats, and accessories.
RECREATION & CulTuRE DIVISION
For more information call 625-2351 or visit www.thunderbay.ca/kitefestival
Diane Spicer-Yozipovic stylist/colourists at Believe in Beauty, said, “Hair is huge for cancer patients. Some say losing it can be worse than their cancer diagnosis. It can be quite traumatic when women have their head shaved. So
hair can make all the difference.” This is why Believe in Beauty’s owner, Kelly Ruberto, stresses that they take extra care to help their clients. Not only do they offer private rooms where clients can have their consults, but they also offer complimentary consults at home or even at the hospital. She adds, “We support our clients when they aren’t at their best. We are always trying to make people feel better, and we feel that our work takes it to a whole new level.” Believe in Beauty is also the headquarters for Highlights for Hope, a cancer fundraising program, and is involved in a program called Look Good Feel Better, which is affiliated with the Cancer Program at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). This is a free workshop where cosmetology professionals teach female cancer patients beauty techniques to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Contact Believe in Beauty by calling 345-9447 or find out more about Look Good Feel Better by calling 684-7310. The Walleye
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