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Ellen developed these caps because her niece said the caps she was wearing were so uncomfortable it made her head sore.
"At that time, they had nothing that was attractive. It hurt. There was nothing good about what they had out there for the gals," Persik said.
The comfort of these caps goes far beyond warmth. Heads may be fashionably adorned, but there are also therapeutic values. Persik says there is one woman she will never forget. "She loved Mickey Mouse and she had everything in her home that was Mickey Mouse and her husband called me and said, 'can you make something,' so I found a pattern of Mickey Mouse and I painted it on the cap, and she died with the cap on," Persik said.
Although Persik will retire next year, her tradition will carry on and she says the caps will always be with her, as they are her legacy. "It's a wonderful thing for me, with the caps and Making Strides. It keeps me young," Persik explained.
The inventor founded "Chemo Cap Crew" and has been the driving force behind the Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren law firm's participation in the American Cancer Society's "Strides Against Breast Cancer" for more than a decade.
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