-Bob Garnett

Two and a half years ago, for some reason, I saw the back of my head. There was some sunlight reflecting off a very obvious open spot. So, hair-wise it was time to grow a ponytail. I have had many different hair styles over the years like an Afro, an Elvis style with a DA (Duck's Ass), a brush cut, and a boogie. I've never had a Ponytail. I was a bit hesitant to go ahead with it, at first, because I wasn't sure I wanted to go through the teasing and the long process of getting the hair long enough to "Pony" it. The wig program at the Cancer Society gave me the right excuse to do it.

Friday at 5 pm in downtown Owen Sound, the pony goes to a great cause.  Details here.

Once my hair was long enough to wear in a ponytail friends and family were okay with it. In the first year and a bit I took a lot of teasing and had to answer questions about why the long hair. Don't you feel silly, a man of your age, walking around in public with your "girlly hair". I was glad I had the excuse of growing it for the wig program; that satisfied most people.

My wife Leslie will be happy to see it go because she ties up for me every day.

Knowing that my hair will become part of a wig for someone and I will be raising a few hundreds of dollars for the Heroes for Hope campaign makes it worthwhile.