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In tonight's Buddy Check report we have the story of a member of our own 7&4 family who recently experienced a painful loss, but is using the opportunity to help others.

There's a special bond between mothers and daughters.

Jill Saarela says, "We were always very very close. She was so much more of a friend than a mother to me."

Close in spirit, even if they couldn't always be close by, like when Jill's mother Doris learned she had cancer last year.

Jill says, "I think one of the worst feelings was that I wasn't close to her and couldn't be there."

But Jill was able to be there during her mother's final days, when after a brave fight, Doris lost her battle with cancer.

Then Jill faced a new challenge, but inspired by a Buddy Check Report, realized some new possibilities.

"What can we do with some of her things? Somebody certainly has to use them like that woman who was in that piece we aired."

For example, a very nice wig. Many women lose their hair during treatment. And something as simple as a wig can make a big difference in appearance and attitude.

Jill says, "I think it was real important. I think every woman has a level of vanity and I think for her it was real important."

"I think it's a cruel thing age does to us, is the age the outside of our bodies, but our heart remains so young."

Cosmetologist Judy Blandin says, "When they put on a wig they feel like they don't even have cancer."

And Blandin knows first hand. She is a breast cancer survivor and now a volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Look Good Feel Better Program.

Judy says, "Some days you don't even feel like going outside and you can just put that wig on and you feel like a million dollars."

But those wigs can be expensive. And not everyone can afford one. But the American Cancer Society helps both people like Jill who want to donate a wig, and those who need one.

"It makes me feel good; I think it would make her feel good."

And Judy helps the patient polish her new look and outlook.

Judy says, "It's nice to see the transition when they come in crying and upset and smooth them down and they're just flying out the door. They're just floating on air. No one knows they have cancer, and they don't need to know."

This is just part of what the Look Good Feel Better Program does, it also helps cancer patients with make up and skin care tailored to their individual needs as they are going through treatment.

Click here to learn more about "The Look Good Feel Better Program."

If you are going cancer treatment and need a wig, or if you have one you'd like to donate contact your local American Cancer Society office.