Sarah Walters' special talent is a gift to women fighting cancer and suffering the effects of chemotherapy. She creates art on their heads with henna, a plant-based paste.
“It’s not messy,” Sarah said. “It’s kind of like decorating.”
“Wow, my God. This is gorgeous.” Diane Eileen got her first look at her new look. “I’ll be walking around with a mirror all night,” she said.
Diane has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, thymoma. Diane’s spouse Shirley loves what she sees. “It’s an extraordinary transformation and it’s just beautiful.”
The henna crowns last two to three weeks. It takes Sarah about an hour or two to create and she does them for free.
They are Sarah’s gifts to the women she meets. Sarah gets to listen to their stories and hear about the journey they’re on, living with cancer.
“Absolutely there’s a healing aspect to it,” said Sarah. “Because we know there are studies that show the impact your mood has on your physical well being, and so how could it not?”
Lifting the spirits of people going through difficult times -- and when it’s all done, that’s the best part. “They look in the mirror,” said Sarah, “They look at the pictures I show them. And they’re like ‘oh my gosh, I can’t believe that’s on my head.’”
For more information about Sarah’s henna crowns go to www.sarahenna.com.
