Classmates of an eight-year old known as Luke Nelson have shown just how much they care about him.
Luke began to lose his hair due to alopecia late 2018 and had lost all by Christmas time. His parents had to make the hard decision of shaving off all his hair which drastically affected Luke’s confidence.
Luke’s mom Susan Nelson who spoke with PEOPLE said;
“For a little 8-year-old boy to lose his hair, of course, it was hard and it was very difficult. Once he lost all of his hair he immediately put a hat on and he kind of hid behind his hat,” Luke’s mother Susan Nelson told PEOPLE.
“When we realized we needed to shave his head because he had lost all of his hair, his little brother Sam said, ‘Well, if Luke’s not gonna have hair, I’m not gonna have hair either. He immediately shaved his head. Then my husband shaved his head. So we made it a family affair.”
Luke’s classmates at Oklahoma Christian School in Edmond decided to show him just how much they cared by shaving off their own hair.
They all agreed to shave their heads.
“They really asked the questions like what could we do to really help Luke and make him happy. Once [Luke] found out that all of his buddies wanted to surround him like a band of brothers and shave their heads as well he just embraced it.”
“There was belly laughter, and kids were giving each other high fives. As soon as the haircuts started Luke ripped off his hat and he has walked around with this confidence and this swagger,” Susan said.
“It’s made him really proud. If anything, he’s that he’s been given this gift and he can look at it as a gift or he can look at it as an obstacle. He’s chosen to look at it as a gift and to overcome it and, hair, if he has it or not, that’s not going to define who this kid is. He is a strong kid,” she continued.
Luke spoke about this sweet act saying;
“It made me feel very good. I feel more confident. I can just be myself. I think it’s important to share my story to help all those other kids that feel different.”
