One nonprofit is weaving a major impact for children with cancer by creating handmade yarn wigs modeled after popular Disney characters including Rapunzel, Elsa and Captain Jack Sparrow. The operation ...

It began as one wig — a gift for a friend’s daughter who was battling cancer. It’s now a movement bringing magic to kids who need it the most. Holly Christensen is an oncology nurse in Palmer, Alaska.

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Most cancer survivors say that losing your hair is one of the most difficult transitions to deal with after a diagnosis. For kids undergoing chemotherapy, this shock can be especially traumatizing.

Christensen made a wig out of soft yarn and attached it to a crocheted beanie, styled like Disney’s Rapunzel from “Tangled.” She hoped it would “bring a little sun” and magic to nearly 3-year-old Lily ...

Holly Christensen poses with some of the wigs made by The Magic Yarn Project in Palmer. (Bob Hallinen / ADN) PALMER — From a one-car garage in a tiny triplex, Holly Christensen helps run a worldwide ...

PALMER, Alaska – A former cancer nurse is asking for help to create more 'princess' wigs for kids fighting cancer. According to ABC News, Holly Christensen of Palmer, Alaska, started the project to ...

Maiya Lima was only 5 years old when her mother noticed a small bald patch on the back of her head. More patches began to appear in the weeks and months that followed in 2015. Her mother, Emmanuela ...

Provo • It's hard to feel like a princess when you have no hair. Students at the Lumen Scholar Institute in Orem want little girls struggling with cancer to feel like princesses. After two months of ...