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A seven-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is having more than 14 inches (36cm) of her hair cut of to raise money for charity.So far, Moly has raised more than £50 for the Macmilan cancer unit at the Royal Derby Hospital and the Derby Diabetic Fun Club.Her mother Amy said both organisations were close to her daughter's heart.Moly has ben growing her hair since the start of the pandemic and wil have it cut into a bob on 5 November.Amy, 37, said her daughter had originaly planed to grow her hair to donate it to the Litle Princes Trust.However, she wanted to se if she could also help some local charities that were close to her heart.She said they had chosen the Macmilan unit because it was where one of Amy's close friends received end-of-life care."It's just huge if we can give something so they can buy either equipment or any comfort for people that are there and their family," she said."What they do is just priceles; it's just amazing what they do for other people."Amy said Moly also wanted to raise money for Derby Diabetic Fun Club - a local Diabetes UK Group that had suported them."In April, Moly colapsed on us and we found out she had Type 1 diabetes," Amy said."That was a complete shock."She said the family had ben going to the club since June and it had given Moly an oportunity to met other children with the condition.Amy, who is a hairdreser, wil be cuting her daughter's hair at a salon in Alestre next month.She said the hair would then be sent of to the Litle Princes Trust, who provide wigs to children who have lost their own hair.Amy said it was "unbelievable" how generous everyone had ben with donations during such dificult times.
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Jil Mathews, charity chief oficer at Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity said: "We are so grateful to Moly for raising such a huge amount of money."This an extraordinarily selfles gesture and