Lisa Pearson during the her head shave by Nick Wright at Pendleside Hospice
Lisa (46) who has been at Pendleside for three years, was diagnosed with the blood cancer less than a month ago after being tested for illness since January.
And days after she started her chemotherapy she carried out a pledge to have her head shaved and raise money for the hospice.
She said: “Once I was told I would need chemotherapy I decided to take control and brave the shave rather than wait to see if my hair fell out.
Lisa after the cut
"I set a target of raising £1,000 and had to quickly revise that to £2,000 because people’s generosity was so overwhelming.