A charity shop volunteer decided to shave her head for a children's hospice after a friend of her son died there.
Lorraine Dobson, 45, of Coronation Street, Darfield, had her locks shorn by Thurnscoe hairdresser Tracey Barton at the Bluebell Wood charity shop, Wombwell, on Friday.
Lorraine's son Sam, 13, attends Greenacre special needs school in Kingstone after a bout of meningitis when he was 10 weeks old left him with epilepsy and autism.
Five of his friends at the school have died and Lorraine, who has been a volunteer at the shop since August, said the latest death greatly upset him.
She said: "In March, he came home from school and said one of his friends had died and she had treatment at Bluebell Wood.
"It was Comic Relief night and Jessie J was having her head shaved so I though 'I could do that'. He feels better knowing I've raised some money for the place his friends have visited."
Friday's event has raised about £370 for the hospice and Lorraine said she may even keep the hairstyle.
She said: "It feels very cold but very liberating at the same time. I was a bit scared before but I didn't expect it to feel quite as good as it does."
