8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Pushes For Bald Barbies For To Help Other Sick Kids

An 8-year-old cancer survivor is trying to change the world, one bald Barbie doll at a time.

When Jordyn Miller of Australia was only 5-years-old, she was diagnosed with cancer.

The years following were difficult and it didn’t help when the little girl’s hair began falling out from the radiation treatments. To help her cope with her changing body, Jordyn and the other children were given bald Barbie dolls in the cancer wards.

However, Jordyn, who is now three years cancer-free, says she also remembers being bullied at school for not having any hair. Hurtful children would tell her she looked like a “boy in a dress,” a vicious thing to say to somebody who is already fighting cancer.

But from the hard times, inspiration has arisen.

Jordyn and her family have created a petition asking Mattel to create a limited edition “Ella” doll, like the kind given out in children’s cancer centers.

Jordyn’s mother, Tarin, thinks the dolls will help the children understand and cope with the external effects chemotherapy has on the girls’ bodies.

“It’s just so they [kids] know that it’s normal; that it’s a part of life. You don’t have to have beautiful long Disney princess hair to be beautiful,” Tarin told Buzzfeed News.

The petition is close to reaching its goal, so please click here to give your support. You can also give support if you SHARE this post with friends and family and encourage them to take part in the petition too.

Let’s help change the way these Australian children view cancer. 

[Featured Image Credit: The Daily Telegraph]