A barber reduced a coworker to tears when he shaved off his own hair in solidarity for the other man’s battle with cancer.
Neftali Martin, the manager of Lords & Barbers award-winning barbershop in Alicante, Spain, commissioned a haircut from one of the employees, Joel Ortega González. Martin has lymphoma and is suffering hair loss as a side effect of chemotherapy.
Martin chose to capture his haircut on camera, having no idea at the time that his footage would immortalize a beautiful display of friendship.
After passing the clippers over Martin’s buzzcut one last time, González moves to his own head without hesitation. His styled blonde locks are seen falling to the floor.
González tells his friend battling cancer, “You are not alone.”
Martin, moved to tears, buries his head in his hand.
Later on, one by one, members of Martin’s team, totaling five, took the clippers into their own hands and joined the brigade of fierce buzzcuts against cancer.
“That is why we did it,” he said, adding that Martin has decided to continue working despite his cancer treatment.
“He says that work gives him life,” said the CEO.
Tens of thousands of social media users left comments, marveling at the love and support and wishing Martin well in his ongoing battle.
“You are not alone, the most beautiful act of friendship!” one person commented.
“Courage and strength. This too shall pass,” wrote another.
