'My job is to really make them look cancer free for free and that's what we've done with the wigs we use,' said Martino Cartier, who started his nonprofit 'Wigs and Wishes' 12 years ago.
"My job is to really make them look cancer free for free and that's what we've done with the wigs we use," said Martino Cartier, who started his nonprofit "Wigs and Wishes" 12 years ago.A South Jersey stylist is on a mission to help women battling cancer by helping them overcome one important obstacle: their hair., a brave cancer patient like Laura Donovan sits in a chair while Martino himself shaves her head.
"My job is to really make them look cancer free for free and that's what we've done with the wigs we use," said Cartier, who started his nonprofit "Wigs and Wishes" 12 years ago.His secret is to make wigs with hand-tied lanced scalps that match the person's skin tone. To call his product popular is an understatement. He gets calls from around the globe for his wigs. Salons register with him for free and help him distribute more than 25,000 wigs a year.
In about a year, the salon will be moving to the Cartier family property down the road where there will be more space, private rooms for the wigs, events and even a petting zoo with over 100 animals.
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