Press
NY1 honors Chemo Cuts Collective Founder Mary Sutcliffe as their New Yorker of the Week, and details the work of Road to Bald for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Oct. 2021). Watch here.
Testimonials
“It was a DM to my good friend and advocate Trish about my hair loss that led me to find Mary and Chemo Cuts Collective. This was a day I was dreading—shaving my head. But what I thought was going to be the most stressful day turned into the most beautiful moment.
Sometimes I think about how thankful I am to have met these two beautiful women, Mary and Lisa, and what they do for so many people.”
~ Jamil
“Chemo Cancer Collective was such a blessing for me when I started my cancer journey.
I had no idea how I would feel shaving my head and losing my red hair, but Mary and her team put me at ease, and when the time came to shave it after my first round of chemo, I felt safe and protected.
Now as my hair grows back in all the funny ways it does post-chemo, CCC is there every step of the way!”
~ Sarah
“I found Mary, B, and Chemo Cuts Collective during my most vulnerable and frightening days. I couldn’t believe that I left the salon chair laughing and smiling with a new-found community and sense of support. They took fear away and brought me knowledge and confidence that I would feel like myself again one day, and that they would be there each step of the way.
The generosity is still something I can’t comprehend. My wish is that each cancer patient can have this experience and feel the sense of calm CCC brought me during a most uncertain time.”
~ Haley
“When my hair grew back differently post-treatment I was incredibly disappointed and at a loss for how to style curls that felt foreign to me.
I’m so grateful for Chemo Cuts Collective, Lisa, and Mary for helping me learn to love my hair again.
I walked out of the salon with renewed confidence and self-esteem seeing how good I can look now, new texture and all.”
~ Lexi
“I was extremely terrified of what was going to happen once chemo started. It felt like I had no control over anything—I wasn’t ready to lose my hair. It was extremely helpful to have Mary and Lisa support me.
CCC made me feel comfortable and like I had a say in when I finally needed to shave my head and every length in between.
It’s not just hair, and having a support system like CCC makes the process before and after treatment that much easier to do.”
~ Roshni
“I first heard about the Chemo Cuts Collective from my support group for young women with ovarian cancer. I had already started chemo by then and was confused, scared and in general shock about what was happening to me. I was dreading the sign of my hair falling out on top of all that. I'm a shy introvert, so when my group friend recommended
Mary's program, I was a little scared. I was afraid my emotions would be exposed in a public space in front of people I didn’t know.
I was so happy I ended up meeting Mary and Penelope.
Not only did I get a lovely short cut to transition from my long, wavy hair to a buzz cut,
I also got to meet another cancer survivor (in Mary) and talk about our experiences.
Mary's serene, joyful, and loving personality pulled me out of a place of fear and depression. I left the salon that day with way more than just a haircut—I felt empowered and encouraged. Two weeks later my husband shaved my head for me (and then his own), and it wasn't as bad as I had feared it would be. Chemo Cuts Collective helped with all of that.”
~ Luiza
