'You like?' Man melts hearts with free haircuts for 18-month-old twins with cerebral palsy

Aidan James Loo, known for giving free haircuts to those in need across Singapore, touched the lives of another family when he gave a nice trim to a pair of twins who have cerebral palsy.

In a TikTok video posted by Loo on Friday (Oct 2), Irra, the mother of the twins, is seen welcoming Loo into her home.

She tells Loo about how her 18-month-old sons cannot sit upright on their own because of their condition.

Cerebral palsy is a lifelong neurological disorder that affects movement, muscle tone and posture due to abnormal or damaged brain development.

"Your first haircut," Irra tells her son, as she prepares for the haircut with a hairdressing cape before putting her son on her lap.

The infant immediately begins to cry and she chuckles in response.

In turn, Loo attempts to distract the baby by spraying water in the air, adding that it usually works.

"You like?" he asks the infant who remains silent before the haircut. However, the toddler can be seen bawling during the haircut in another snippet.

As Loo moved on to cut the hair of Irra's other kid, he began asking her about she stayed so strong while raising her twins.

"Cause I'm a mother," she replied. "We have to be strong."

During the haircut, he asked her to share advice for parents who have just learnt that their kids have special needs.

"They have to not be in denial," said Irra.

She shared how she always questions herself: "If I didn't bring them into this world, they would have been spared from all this rehab."

But she added how she found in her faith and community.

"I think this is something God wants me to go through. When things get really hard, always find your people," she said.

Once the haircut was done, the babies were showered and brought out in a change of clothes.

Loo and his team could be seen playing with the boys and bidding them farewell before leaving.

"So beautiful ah," said Loo as they left the house.

The video has garnered over 312,000 views and almost 40,000 likes and over 200 comments as at Oct 5.

Many netizens shared how they were touched by the interaction, many of whom resonated with Irra's story as parents of children with special needs or those with family members who have cerebral palsy.

One netizen, who has a daughter with autism, said how she felt ashamed watching how Irra handles raising her sons.

"I keep asking [myself] why I have to face such hardship but looking at her situation, I really cannot lift my head up and face her," wrote the netizen.

Another TikTok user commented: "I couldn't control my tears watching this."

The user said that they had just lost their brother who had cerebral palsy and was deeply moved by the video.

Many praised Irra for her strength and sent their well wishes while commending Loo for his service.

"The world needs more heroes like you. Truly an inspiration," one comment read.

Loo is no stranger to lending a hand, having given several free haircuts to people from all walks of life.

He has posted various videos posted to his TikTok account showing him offering to cut the hair of migrant workers, the elderly and even kids at student care.

He also uploads these videos to Instagram under an account named Francesco's Barber Club, which describes itself as a social service.

AsiaOne has reached out to both Loo and Irra for more information.

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com

艾丹·詹姆斯·卢（Aidan James Loo）因在新加坡各地为有需要的人提供免费理发而闻名，他为一对患有脑瘫的双胞胎修剪了头发，感动了另一个家庭。

在 Loo 于周五（10 月 2 日）发布的 TikTok 视频中，可以看到这对双胞胎的母亲 Irra 欢迎 Loo 到她家做客。

她告诉卢，她18个月大的儿子们因为身体状况无法自己坐直。

脑瘫是一种终身神经系统疾病，由于大脑发育异常或受损，会影响运动、肌肉张力和姿势。

“这是你的第一次理发，”伊拉一边说着，一边披上理发披肩，准备给儿子理发，然后把儿子抱到腿上。

婴儿立刻哭了起来，她却咯咯地笑了起来。

卢女士则试图通过向空中喷水来分散婴儿的注意力，并表示这通常很有效。

“你喜欢吗？”他问那个在理发前一直沉默不语的婴儿。然而，在另一个片段中，可以看到这个蹒跚学步的孩子在理发过程中嚎啕大哭。

当卢继续给伊拉的另一个孩子剪头发时，他开始问她，在抚养双胞胎的同时，她是如何保持如此坚强的。

“因为我是一位母亲，”她回答说。“我们必须坚强。”

理发时，他请她给那些刚刚得知孩子有特殊需要的父母一些建议。

“他们不能否认现实，”伊拉说。

她坦言自己总是会问自己：“如果我没有把他们带到这个世界上，他们就不会经历这一切康复治疗了。”

但她补充说，她在信仰和社区中找到了慰藉。

“我觉得这是上帝想让我经历的事。当事情变得非常艰难时，一定要找到身边的人，”她说。

理完发后，给婴儿们洗了个澡，然后换上干净衣服带了出来。

可以看到卢和他的队友们和孩子们一起玩耍，并在离开前向他们告别。

“真漂亮啊，”卢女士一边说着一边离开了房子。

截至 10 月 5 日，该视频已获得超过 312,000 次观看、近 40,000 个赞和 200 多条评论。

许多网友分享了他们如何被这次互动所感动，其中许多人作为特殊儿童的父母或有脑瘫家庭成员的父母，对伊拉的故事感同身受。

一位女儿患有自闭症的网友表示，看到伊拉抚养儿子的方式，她感到很羞愧。

“我一直在问自己，为什么我要面对这样的苦难，但看到她的处境，我真的抬不起头来面对她，”这位网友写道。

另一位TikTok用户评论道：“我看完这个视频忍不住哭了。”

该用户表示，他们刚刚失去了患有脑瘫的弟弟，这段视频深深打动了他们。

许多人称赞伊拉的坚强，并送上美好的祝愿，同时对卢的贡献表示赞赏。

“世界需要更多像你这样的英雄。你真是鼓舞人心的人物。”一条评论写道。

Loo乐于助人早已不是什么新鲜事，他曾多次为各行各业的人免费理发。

他在自己的 TikTok 账号上发布了各种视频，视频中他主动提出为农民工、老人甚至学生托管班的孩子们理发。

他还将这些视频上传到 Instagram，账号名为 Francesco's Barber Club，该账号自称是一个社会服务平台。

AsiaOne已联系Loo和Irra以获取更多信息。

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com