From Hidden Brain Media, I'm Shankar Vedantam. This is my unsung hero, stories where one person reached

out to help another in a time of need.

Thank you so much for the chance to tell you

about my unsung hero.

I just left there feeling like there was hope

for my situation and my kids.

I can never thank you enough for all you've done for me and I'll never be able to repay you. Thank you.

Today's story comes from Susan Haas.

About 10 years ago, Susan was going through one of the hardest times of her life.

She was getting a divorce and she had just moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia to be closer

to her son. But Susan had no friends or family in

Virginia and she needed to find a new job. So I basically you know started over and

started over and started interviewing and I got a a call back from a company and they asked me to come in for an interview and I wanted to look good but I had no

money whatsoever and I did have at the time blonde hair and my hair needed a really good cut and color and I'm telling you the roots

I swear the roots were so dark I mean you could plant pansies in those roots. That's how bad I needed to have a

cut in color. So I called the salon that I had gone to just for a trim when I first got to

Virginia and I asked to talk to the owner and

She got on the phone and I said listen you know I I really don't know you I'm

Was in there recently had a trim but I actually have a job interview coming up and I need to have a full cut and color and highlights in the whole thing and I'm a mom I lost

custody of my son and I need to prove that I have an income coming in in order to even start to fight this this court battle and so

if you would cut and color my hair

I don't have the money to pay for it right now. However, I will pay you if I get the job out of my first paycheck.

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