Now the hair of ice hockey pro Konrad Abeltshauser ab. The 28-year-old defender of the German top team EHC Red Bull Munich broke away from his approximately 30 centimeter long mane in Bad Heilbrunn on Monday. A human hair wig is to be made from it, for young cancer patients.
Konrad Abeltshauser, ice hockey player: “This helps a lot, especially children who need it because they lose their hair because of cancer. This returns a piece of normality (…) And there is nothing for us. The hair grows back again.”
Abeltshauser had been growing his hair for 942 days since November 1, 2018. The testicular cancer diagnosis in one of his best friends had made him thoughtful. When you are young, you often assume that cancer is more likely to happen to people at an older age, Abeltshauser said. By early recognition, however, one increases his chances of recovery.