RACINE, Wis. (SPECTRUM NEWS)-- Every once in a while you meet a special person who works to make a difference in the lives of others. One Wisconsin woman with a heart of gold helping is those who are suffering to live a fuller happier life.

Lori Stefanski has been walking the halls of the cancer center for Ascension Wisconsin for the past nine years. She’s a nurse with a passion for helping others.

In her daily line of work, she is working first hand with cancer patients going through some of the toughest times in their lives. However, Stefanski found a way to give back and help ease their suffering.

"This is a really hard time for them when they are either in the process they know they are going  to lose their hair or they just have and that panic sets in, what do I do," Ascension Wisconsin LPN, Lori Stefanski said.

Stefanski says there isn't much access to wigs in the Racine area so her vision to bring free or low cost wigs to these patients needed to come to life in order to assist those in need.

"How hard is it to look in a catalog to pick out a wig that you've never worn before in your life you don't know what color to pick what style to pick so that's where we come in," Stefanski said.

After submitting a proposal to a nation-wide Ascension contest, Stefanski’s hopes soon became a reality. She now has a custom closet holds over 50 wigs for those fighting the battle of a lifetime.

One fighter that has been impacted by this wig closet is, Erin Huff. Huff says she was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer last year.

"It started with a lot of medical testing so I was here pretty much a couple times a week," Breast Cancer Survivor, Erin Huff said.

Among all of the treatments, Erin unfortunately began to lose her hair and her confidence.

"For any woman to go from long hair or any hair to no hair is just frightening not only because you have to go through cancer but because people are going to be starting at you because you don't have hair," Huff said.

During her treatment Erin continued to work her job at Victoria Secret and received something special.

"I've worked there for almost ten years and it was my dream to go to the Victoria Secret fashion show and I won a ticket right after I got diagnosed with cancer," Huff said.

However, what should have been pure joy, turned to disappointment. Erin soon realized she would be in the front row at the show with no hair.

"I almost didn't want to go because of the way I looked. I was so sad," Huff said.

However, that sadness didn’t stick around long because Stefanski had plans to step in. She showed Erin how to put on a wig and style her hair. It allowed her to give her back the confidence she once had, in hopes she would take the trip to New York and fulfill her dream.

"All the sudden, all that fear and everything just washed away and this is it," Stefanski said.

Stefanski says she could see the light come back into Erin's face and she even had a smile painted on from ear to ear.

"It made me feel like a normal person because when you are going through this you are feeling abnormal and it just made me blend back in with everyday life," Huff said.

It was just something as simple as a wig, in any color, or style that brought back the feeling of beauty, confidence, and most importantly, happiness into patients’ lives.

For more information on how you can donate to the wig closet or give back you can click HERE.