So Michelle has decided to sacrifice her long hair, donate it to help women with cancer, and ask people to support her fundraising effort by donating money to Kidney Health Australia.

Kidney Health Australia, formerly known as the Australian Kidney Foundation, is a national health care charity with a vision to save and improve the lives of Australians affected by kidney disease.

Michelle has set herself a goal of raising $1000 for the kidney charity by the end of April, when she will have her cut and donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, which supports women with cancer by providing free real-hair wigs those who have lost their locks through treatment.

Streamline Hair Design at Lakewood will support her by cutting her hair, which she has been growing for nearly five years, Michelle said, and her daughter is having her long hair cut too and also donating it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

Diagnosed about two years ago with the serious kidney disease, Michelle says she has managed to stabilise her condition by radically changing her diet to a very low salt regime, helped by her family who also changed to the same way of eating.

She is hoping to stay healthy and put off the need to have dialysis treatments or an eventual transplant.

Family and facebook friends have already donated more than $250 to her campaign, and Michelle says she would love to be able to exceed her $1000 target.

Anyone who wishes to help Michelle's fund raising can do so at give.everydayhero.com/au/michelle-dalton.

Kidney Health Australia says that each year more Australians die with kidney related disease than breast cancer, prostate cancer and even road deaths. Sadly, one in three Australians is at increased risk of kidney disease and an estimated 1.7 million Australians over the age of 25 already have at least one clinical sign of existing kidney disease.