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Sons shave heads in solidarity with mum receiving cancer treatment

The boys are also raising money for Chai Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK

February 14, 2024 18:01
Emma Cohen and her four sons (Photo: Emma Cohen)
Emma Cohen and her four sons, who shaved their heads in solidarity with their mum, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer (Photo: Emma Cohen)

ByDaniel Ben-David, Daniel Ben-David

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Four brothers have sheared their heads in a sponsored shave and display of solidarity with their mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.

The Cohen brothers, Daniel, 27, Harry, 25, James, 22, and Joshua, 18, raised almost £8,000 in donations ahead of Monday’s shave, to be split between Chai Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK.

Their mother, Emma Cohen, 53, said: “When I was diagnosed in September and we sat the boys down to tell them, and that I would soon be beginning chemotherapy, almost immediately, they promised to shave their own heads.

“At first, I was a bit worried and apprehensive about them doing it. I tried to talk them out of it in case one of them didn’t want to but felt pressured by the other three. I didn’t want to put them in that position. I told them from the beginning that if they didn’t feel up to it, that would be fine.