Danielle Callaghan, a 30-year-old breast cancer patient, cuts off a lock of her hair to create a beautiful, unique diamond* (*diamonds and hair are both made of carbon) that … read moresymbolises her fight against breast cancer. Throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she will share her story and invite people to donate on mostpreciousstone.com to raise the diamond’s value and make it the most precious stone in the world. The UK-based charity Against Breast Cancer will use the sum raised by the diamond to fund lifesaving research. Danielle Callaghan, 30, was happily engaged to her high school sweetheart and looking forward to a full life with her first child. But just two months after giving birth to her daughter, Joey, Danielle’s world was torn apart by the news that she had stage 4 breast cancer. Her doctors described her condition as “manageable, not curable,” but Danielle is a fighter, and she’s not giving up. Her story is the same the world over for millions of women. Breast cancer will affect 1 in 8 women in their lifetime. Patients like Danielle often cut off their hair before chemotherapy makes it fall out. Nonprofit Against Breast Cancer gave Danielle the opportunity to do something incredible with her hair—to turn a lock of it into a beautiful diamond that carries a worldwide message of hope and helps raise essential funds for research.
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