THE BEST friend of a former Myton School student who died from cancer aged just 20 is shaving her hair off in her memory.
Mia Sage is chopping off her locks in honour of Aaliyah Godfrey who died in July 2024 from Ewing’s Sarcoma, an exceptionally rare and aggressive type of cancer that primarily affects children and young people.
Mia will be having her head shaved in July during Sarcoma Awareness Month and donating her hair to raise cash for both Sarcoma UK and the Little Princess Trust.
Sarcoma UK helps to fund vital research into sarcoma and support those affected. The Little Princess Trust provides natural hair wigs to children and young people who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy.
Mia said: “Aaliyah Godfrey was the most loving, thoughtful and creative person I have ever known. She brought so much light into the lives of everyone around her, with her sunshine smile and positive outlook. I feel incredibly lucky to have called her my best friend.
“I want to honour Aaliyah and make a difference in her name. This fundraiser is deeply personal to me, and I’m doing it with Aaliyah in my heart as a first step on Aaliyah’s Path, an art donation platform in her name that will open towards the end of 2026. Any donation would mean so much and will help make a real difference.”
Myton School’s former headteacher Andy Perry also paid tribute to Aaliyah after the Warwick school held a BeReal event celebrating cultural diversity in memory of the former pupil.
He said: “Aaliyah was a very talented artist and was due to go to university in Leeds after studying an art foundation degree in Leamington, when she discovered a lump in her leg and was eventually diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma.
“Aaliyah was kind, thoughtful, full of life and lived for life. Aaliyah was very proud of her heritage and would simply have loved the BeReal event.”
Visit givewheel.com/fundraising/15263/in-loving-memory-of-aaliyah-godfrey-shaving-my-hea/ to donate to Mia’s head shave.
