{"id":209136,"date":"2017-12-13T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T14:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/bristol-dad-shaves-his-head-for-daughter-with-alopecia\/"},"modified":"2017-12-13T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T14:31:42","slug":"bristol-dad-shaves-his-head-for-daughter-with-alopecia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/bristol-dad-shaves-his-head-for-daughter-with-alopecia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol dad shaves his head for daughter with alopecia"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Chelsea Sylvaria, 33, of Bristol, Rhode Island, explained on Facebook that her daughter Riley told her she doesn&#8217;t love herself because she doesn&#8217;t have hair<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The heartbreaking moment inspired her husband Dave, 41, to offer to shave his own head, much to his daughter&#8217;s delight\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The mom proudly shared a video of first grader Riley helping him with the clippers as he buzzed off his locks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Chelsea explained that Riley suffers from alopecia, and they are trying to raise her to be\u00a0&#8216;strong, confident, and loved&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  07:43 EST, 13 December 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  08:15 EST, 13 December 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">           2<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A devoted father shaved his head to show his daughter who suffers from alopecia that hair isn&#8217;t important after the little girl admitted she doesn&#8217;t love herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a recent Facebook<\/a> post,\u00a0Chelsea Sylvaria, 33, of\u00a0Bristol, Rhode Island, recalled how her daughter Riley told her she doesn&#8217;t love herself because she doesn&#8217;t have hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The heartbreaking moment inspired her husband Dave, 41, to offer to shave his head, and Chelsea proudly shared a video of first grader Riley helping him with the clippers as he buzzed off his locks.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2db1dc03020b0df2\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"692\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Heartwarming: Dedicated father Dave Sylvaria shaved his head in front of his daughter Riley, who has alopecia, to show her that 'hair doesn't matter'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2db1dc03020b0df2\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/47442EF700000578-5173111-image-a-2_1513168266390.jpg\" height=\"692\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Heartwarming: Dedicated father Dave Sylvaria shaved his head in front of his daughter Riley, who has alopecia, to show her that 'hair doesn't matter'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Heartwarming: Dedicated father Dave Sylvaria shaved his head in front of his daughter Riley, who has alopecia, to show her that &#8216;hair doesn&#8217;t matter&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1053e7328a72d722\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"522\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Touching moment: Dave, 41, made the decision after seeing his daughter get upset about her condition and the fact that she has no hair\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1053e7328a72d722\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/47442EDF00000578-5173111-image-a-17_1513168432425.jpg\" height=\"522\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Touching moment: Dave, 41, made the decision after seeing his daughter get upset about her condition and the fact that she has no hair\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cca96e9ffd022a6\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"522\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Touching moment: Dave, 41, made the decision after seeing his daughter get upset about her condition and the fact that she has no hair\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cca96e9ffd022a6\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/47442EEC00000578-5173111-image-m-16_1513168425093.jpg\" height=\"522\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Touching moment: Dave, 41, made the decision after seeing his daughter get upset about her condition and the fact that she has no hair\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Touching moment: Dave, 41, made the decision after seeing his daughter get upset about her condition and the fact that she has no hair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Dave wanted to talk to her about what she had said&#8230; this was the result,&#8217; the mom wrote.\u00a0 &#8216;I love this man with all my heart.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chelsea added: &#8216;Riley is currently over being upset about having no hair, minor bump in the road of life!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The first video Chelsea shared sees Dave pulling Riley over him to discuss what she had told her mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You shouldn&#8217;t say things like that kiddo,&#8217; he tells his little girl. &#8216;You are a very special girl. Do you know how special you are? You&#8217;re the most special girl in the whole world. Hair doesn&#8217;t matter.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dave stresses that everyone loves Riley and it doesn&#8217;t make any difference if she has hair or not.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Battle of the memes! Sassy Salt Bae and crude Cash Me&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>&#8216;You\u00bfre killing innocent lives!&#8217; Teen girl creates a &#8216;wall&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c09822c097e58c6\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"633\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Family ties: The video of the sweet gesture was captured by Riley's mother Chelsea, 33, who shared it on Facebook where it quickly went viral\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c09822c097e58c6\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/474451D000000578-5173111-image-a-18_1513168621227.jpg\" height=\"633\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Family ties: The video of the sweet gesture was captured by Riley's mother Chelsea, 33, who shared it on Facebook where it quickly went viral\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Family ties: The video of the sweet gesture was captured by Riley&#8217;s mother Chelsea, 33, who shared it on Facebook where it quickly went viral<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-dc3dd932d0eb40d9\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"800\" width=\"634\" alt=\"There he goes! Immediately after making the promise to his daughter to shave his head, Dave headed to the bathroom and did just that, while she and her brother looked on\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-dc3dd932d0eb40d9\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/47442EF300000578-5173111-image-m-10_1513168338998.jpg\" height=\"800\" width=\"634\" alt=\"There he goes! Immediately after making the promise to his daughter to shave his head, Dave headed to the bathroom and did just that, while she and her brother looked on\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">There he goes! Immediately after making the promise to his daughter to shave his head, Dave headed to the bathroom and did just that, while she and her brother looked on<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a4824c79acba5beb\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"443\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Happy as can be: First grader Riley looked delighted with her father and couldn't help but break into a wide smile as he shaved all his hair off\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a4824c79acba5beb\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/47442F0B00000578-5173111-image-m-11_1513168356551.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Happy as can be: First grader Riley looked delighted with her father and couldn't help but break into a wide smile as he shaved all his hair off\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-91b84fcf4fb2594e\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"443\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Happy as can be: First grader Riley looked delighted with her father and couldn't help but break into a wide smile as he shaved all his hair off\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-91b84fcf4fb2594e\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/47442F0700000578-5173111-image-m-13_1513168375903.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Happy as can be: First grader Riley looked delighted with her father and couldn't help but break into a wide smile as he shaved all his hair off\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Happy as can be: First grader Riley looked delighted with her father and couldn&#8217;t help but break into a wide smile as he shaved all his hair off<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Although Riley seems to be taking in what her dad is saying, she doesn&#8217;t perk up until he surprises her and offers to shave his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You want daddy to shave his head?&#8217; he asks, and she replies with a nod. &#8216;Want me to do it right now? Okay, let\u2019s go.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The second video Chelsea posted sees Dave shaving his head in the sink while Riley and his son watch in awe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Do you want me to keep it like this? Dave asks Riley. &#8216;I&#8217;ll keep it just like this. You know why? Because it&#8217;s just hair kiddo. It doesn&#8217;t matter. Nobody cares about hair.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The doting dad even has Riley help him shave his head, and the little girl&#8217;s face brightens as she watches her dad in the bathroom mirror.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cda4ecf5b147b114\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"776\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Special relationship: Riley and her father appear incredibly close, and Dave's wife Chelsea couldn't help but gush about his kind gesture while sharing her video online\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cda4ecf5b147b114\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/474451B800000578-5173111-image-a-27_1513168739501.jpg\" height=\"776\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Special relationship: Riley and her father appear incredibly close, and Dave's wife Chelsea couldn't help but gush about his kind gesture while sharing her video online\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Special relationship: Riley and her father appear incredibly close, and Dave&#8217;s wife Chelsea couldn&#8217;t help but gush about his kind gesture while sharing her video online<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5103972e6ca1b2dd\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"635\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Flipping amazing! The little girl is a budding gymnast in her home town in Rhode Island\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5103972e6ca1b2dd\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/13\/12\/474451CC00000578-5173111-image-a-28_1513168746179.jpg\" height=\"635\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Flipping amazing! The little girl is a budding gymnast in her home town in Rhode Island\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Flipping amazing! The little girl is a budding gymnast in her home town in Rhode Island<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While inspecting his newly bald head, Dave notes that he needs to get a tan because Riley&#8217;s head is tanner than hers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The comment makes his daughter giggle, and he gives her a sweet kiss on the cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The video has been shared thousands of times, with many praising Dave for being such an amazing father.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chelsea also added the post on the\u00a0Love What Matters <\/a>Facebook page, explaining that she and Dave hope to raise Riley to be &#8216;strong, confident, and loved.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We want her to know it\u2019s OK to sometimes get upset, but that she is strong and beautiful \u2014 no matter what!&#8217; the mom wrote.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v3\/us\/femail\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"social-stats social-stats-pipe\" id=\"shareCountBottom\">\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;Yesterday he was a hero, today the world hates&#8217;: Mother&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Man, 23, and girlfriend, 20, appear in court charged with&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Furious Trump says Republicans will eventually &#8216;have&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Cecil Parkinson&#8217;s daughter is found dead after &#8216;suicide&#8217;&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;I&#8217;m very sorry&#8217;: Peter Kay apologises to fans as he&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">A heartwarming moment turned to hate: High school couple&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;It&#8217;s NOT over&#8217;: Accused pedophile Roy Moore REFUSES to&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Woman&#8217;s &#8216;itchy eyes&#8217; problem turns out to be caused by a&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Student, 20, is found dead after he tried to walk home&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Diner&#8217;s fury after restaurant staff typed &#8216;pain in the&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">TV benefits fraudster who flaunted her jet-set lifestyle&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Faked cancer, 323 hospital visits and 13 unnecessary&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Humiliating moment Assad is stopped from following Putin&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Grieving mother is ordered to take down the 6ft Christmas&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Santa saves the day! 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