Mop chopped for MS

Oct. 29, 2013, 1 a.m.

Marcelle Wright and Bailey Johnson, 9, check out Leanne Cronk's new hair style all in the name of multiple sclerosis. Picture: Katrina Dodd.

AFTER family members of Railton resident Leanne Cronk were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis she decided on a radical way to help them.

She has had half her head shaved and dyed with leopard spots to raise money for research into a cure for the disease.

Ms Cronk hopes to raise $1000 for the cause and is almost there with $850 donated so far.

The idea to shave half her head started as a joke, but at 10am on October 11 Railton's Hair Gallery made it reality.

"To make sure I followed through with it I had a support team come up to Railton when I got it done," Ms Cronk said.

"I wanted to be a bit radical and do something different to be as fun as I could."

Her fund-raising has shown her the amount of people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).

"It's not just my family, since I've been doing this I've come across so many people who are suffering from it. There's so many in Railton, in Sheffield, and in the wider community," she said.

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