| Group creates hats for cancer patients
A small group of warm-hearted women gathered Saturday at Vassar Brothers Medical Center's Dyson Center for Cancer Care to warm the heads of cancer patients. The first felt hat project is the brainchild of Laura Watson. Watson, an occupational and physical therapist at Northern Dutchess Hospital, came up with the idea last winter when a close friend was going through chemotherapy. "I got together with some friends one Sunday to make her a hat and thought perhaps other people could benefit from this," she said. Watson has teamed up with the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation to create an interactive activity that provides a practical item for cancer patients. She hopes to expand the program to other locations. Program participant Chris Vaczi said there is a lack of stylish products on the market that patients can wear after losing their hair.
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Leave-in conditioners can be tricky -- pick the right one for your hair type and your mane looks soft, glossy and full. Make the wrong choice and you'll wind up with a flat, lifeless oil slick. Three testers with varying hair textures tried conditioning products that promised to tame flyaways, detangle, moisturize and leave a brilliant shine. Did these tall-order serums pass or fail? -- Nerissa Pacio .
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