Shellie Mathis and Kabe Jenkins share a friendship bond they both work for the Ann Arbor Police Department and they share a common challenge with their daughters.
Ann Arbor, Milford PD help sponsor wig donation to 11-year-old with cancer
and last updated 2021-01-18 12:20:19-05
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) â A young girl with cancer has received a special gift, a wig made possible through donations from both the Ann Arbor and Milford Police Departments.
It was during July 2020, during the pandemic, that Harper Mathis was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer. The 11-year-old has been without hair since September, but over the weekend that changed.
On Saturday, Harper got a bright spot in her day, she received her first wig.
Helping raise the funds to make it possible, the Ann Arbor and Milford Police Departments. Harperâs mother Shellie Mathis is a police officer, working for Ann Arbor PD for the last 21 years. Her friend at Milford PD started the ball rolling to make this possible.