New beauty boutique offers no-cost wigs to cancer patients
“Losing one’s hair can be devastating for some cancer patients, especially for those who may lack the resources to buy a wig,” said Leighanne Soden, executive director at West Cancer Foundation. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The West Cancer Foundation has provided free wigs since 2020, but it recently added a dedicated space where cancer patients can try on a variety of styles in a private, salon-type setting.
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West Cancer Foundation Gould's cancer patientsAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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