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Hats Off tO tHese NeigHbOrs
Almost two years later, Lindy Adams savors the sentiment behind her hat tree.
I
t wasn't about hiding Lindy Adams' newly bald head.
It was about covering her with love and filling her
mind with encouraging thoughts.
Almost two years ago, Adams found out that she
had breast cancer. Questionable mammogram results in
January 2015 led to a biopsy and surgery.
When Adams started chemotherapy in April, she became
painfully sick and landed in the hospital for several miserable
days.
Her neighbors in the Village of Largo banded together
to show their support. Many residents who live on Isle of
Palms Path collected fashionable hats, caps and scarves in a
rainbow of cheery colors and soft materials.
They piled them onto a hat tree on her front porch.
"We wanted to do something," said neighbor Denise
Mrozek, who headed up the display. "Lindy is a very
upbeat person, and in talking to her one day outside,
she was laughing about the anticipation of losing her
hair and having to get some hats.
"I just thought that if we got neighbors and
friends to each donate a hat, it would be fun for
Lindy to have some choices. I'd do it for any neighbor.
We're neighbors that are there when you need a little
proverbial cup of sugar."
When Adams finally came home from the hospital,
she was surprised to see the beautiful hat tree
awaiting her.
"It was just overwhelming," she said. "I can't tell
you the emotional impact this had on my heart."
Adams has lived on Isle of Palms Path for nine
years. The neighbors there are a close bunch who
formed a social group called the Coconuts.
"We wanted to help her in any way we could,
because she cares about how she looks and we
didn't want her to feel bad," said Janie Coolidge,
who lent the hat rack for the display.
"We wanted her to have a variety of hats. You
think about how you would feel under the same
circumstances and we wanted to do whatever
we could."
Adams plans to donate a few of the unused
hats to the American Cancer Society for other
women to feel beautiful in.
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