Boy Ignores Bullies and Grows Out Hair to Donate to Kids With Cancer
Southgate Brodie likes helping others, he's doing it one lock of hair at a time.
The 9-year-old boy from Anthem Arizona, donated his hair twice to a nonprofit to helps children battling cancer.
Children With Hair helps provide wigs to kids who have lost their hair due to alopecia, trichotillomania and severe burns.
he said I decided to grow my hair out because I thought the children that had cancer needed hair," Brodie told InsideEdition.com. "I liked having my hair long, so I decided to donate it again for the second time."
Brodie has been bullied by some of his classmates over his long hair, he said.
They thought it was crazy because I am a boy and they don't usually see boys with long hair, and they also thought I was a girl," he explained.
His dad, Ben Southgate, said Brodie hasn't let that bullying stand in the way of helping others.
The 9-year-old boy from Anthem Arizona, donated his hair twice to a nonprofit to helps children battling cancer.
Children With Hair helps provide wigs to kids who have lost their hair due to alopecia, trichotillomania and severe burns.
he said I decided to grow my hair out because I thought the children that had cancer needed hair," Brodie told InsideEdition.com. "I liked having my hair long, so I decided to donate it again for the second time."
Brodie has been bullied by some of his classmates over his long hair, he said.
They thought it was crazy because I am a boy and they don't usually see boys with long hair, and they also thought I was a girl," he explained.
His dad, Ben Southgate, said Brodie hasn't let that bullying stand in the way of helping others.
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