Mere days after turning 32, Madeline Mordarski found out she had triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most difficult tumors to treat. As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, she knew she would lose her hair during chemotherapy, so she shaved her brown tresses off. 

Mordarski picked out a synthetic wig through Sylvester’s Cancer Support Services wig program. “Wearing a wig helps me blend in with the crowd. I don’t have to explain why I don’t have any hair. And it makes me feel like I’m in control,” Mordarski said.