Oshens Hair & Beauty are taking the leap - 12,000ft for Sarcoma!

We're excited (and maybe just a little terrified!) to announce that our entire salon team will be taking on an unforgettable challenge - a 12,000 ft skydive in Headcorn - all in a cause close to our hearts on Sunday August 9th 2026

This is something completely outside our comfort zones, but we're coming together as a team to do something meaningful, push ourselves and raise as much as we can for this charity. From hair to being in the air, it's definitely a big step!

We've chosen to support Sarcoma in memory of someone very special to our team. One of our team members sadly lost her little niece at just three and a half years old, and this is our way of honouring her and helping to raise awareness and support for others affected.

Alyssia's story:

Alyssia was diagnosed with Metastatic Alveolar fusion positive Rhabdomyosarcoma in February 2021 at Great Ormand Street Hospital, only 7 months old.

At the time of diagnosis she was given 6-18 months.

Her treatment journey started with 9 intense rounds of chemotherapy which she handled amazingly and always with a smile and a giggle. Regular MRI scans were showing the tumours were shrinking and by her last round of chemotherapy the tumour was minimal, which meant she could be put onto maintenance. This included very small amounts of chemo every few weeks with hardly any side effects.

April 2022, the tumour was increasing in size while on maintenance, this meant new treatment. Great Ormond Street Hospital couldn't offer Alyssia a new treatment plan but recommended a new trial drug of chemotherapy at The Royal Marsden Hospital. This trial was a 12 cycle chemotherapy plan which she started in June 2022. Half way through the 12 cycles the Marsden team offered 6 weeks of radiotherapy as well to really shrink the tumour. The last few months of 2022 were so incredibly hard for Alyssia always in hospital, and in a lot of discomfort on top of having all the usual side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Being the princess warrior she was she pulled through and finally finished the trial in March 2023.

After her latest MRI scan in April 2023, Alyssia's parents/family had been given news they never thought they would receive. Alyssia was in remission, the cancer was not detected. The rest of 2023 Alyssia lived her life to the fullest, she started nursery, had several holidays, and plenty of memorable days out. She really started to come out her shell and was loving life.

January 2024 after battling COVID they believed Alyssia to have a chest infection, unfortunately this wasn't the case. X-rays and CT scans discovered the cancer had returned. This cruel cancer had returned between MRI scans so aggressively that it was suffocating her airways.

Alyssia sadly passed away in January 2024. She was 3 and a half years old.

Sarcoma UK is a national charity that funds vital research, offers support for anyone affected by sarcoma cancer and campaigns for better treatments. It is the only cancer charity in the UK focusing on all types of sarcoma.

If you would like to support us, we would truly appreciate every single donation - no matter how big or small!