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By Amelia McGriff

A black woman knows all about what goes down in the hair salon. Sometimes you may feel like you have wasted an entire day before you even get into the chair, but you would not trade in the love, laughter and good old fashion wisdom you pick up from all the other women who come in — just like you to look their best.

There was a makeshift salon in Atlanta this Monday but that same type of spirit and sisterhood was still present. For one day, The YMCA of Greater Atlanta housed some of the smartest, most beautiful woman you’ll ever meet.

“I’m going get my hair done. I’m going to get my lips done. Some lashes and a little check color and just enhance what’s already here,” said Beth Borden-Goodman

A full day of beauty for dozens of women who say they have had countless days where they felt anything but beautiful, days when they did not want to face a mirror or even get out of bed. They’ve all battled cancer and won.

Now, they’ve been given a chance to forget the physical and emotional scars in exchange for memories of a free day of beauty and inspiring words from a woman determined to stand in solidarity with them.

“Cancer is very personal for me. My grandmother passed away from breast cancer. My mother law had lung cancer. It’s very personal to me, says Towanda Braxton. “I had to do something to be involved.”

Towanda Braxton stars on We TV’s Braxton Family Values with her sisters. If you’ve watched the show, you know all about her quick wit and the way she works to keep her real life sisters on track and on tune when they sing on stage.

Monday her focus was a shared focus with “The Sister’s Network”.