When Viki removed her beanie, we froze.<\/p>\n
Her beautiful 28-inch hair was completely gone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sold it,\u201d she explained. \u201cA wigmaker paid enough for Tony\u2019s suit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evan was devastated. \u201cYou sacrificed your hair for a school dance?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tony immediately pushed the suit back toward her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wear this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then Viki finally told us the truth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI start chemotherapy next week.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n She had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks earlier.<\/p>\n The doctors had told her her hair would fall out during treatment, so she decided to cut it herself and sell it rather than watch it disappear slowly.<\/p>\n \u201cCancer is already taking so much from me,\u201d she said. \u201cThis was one thing I could still control.\u201d<\/p>\n She had also wanted Tony to have the prom night he had worked so hard for.<\/p>\n Tony hugged her, crying.<\/p>\n \u201cI would never have asked you to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t ask,\u201d she said. \u201cI chose to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n That night, our family learned that Viki wasn\u2019t facing her illness alone.<\/p>\n Evan promised to go to every appointment with her, and I promised the same.<\/p>\n Weeks later, Tony wore the midnight-blue suit to prom.<\/p>\n Before leaving, he hugged Viki and whispered, \u201cI\u2019ll wear it for you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The suit was no longer just clothing.<\/p>\n It became a symbol of Viki\u2019s courage, Tony\u2019s hard work, and a family determined to face whatever came next\u2014together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Viki removed her beanie, we froze. Her beautiful 28-inch hair was completely gone. \u201cI sold it,\u201d she explained. \u201cA wigmaker paid enough for Tony\u2019s suit.\u201d Evan was devastated. \u201cYou sacrificed your hair for a school dance?\u201d Tony immediately pushed the suit back toward her. \u201cI can\u2019t wear this.\u201d Then Viki finally told us the…<\/p>\n