DENVER -- Many cancer patients who have lost their hair face an important the question: "Should I go with the bald head, or try to cover it?"

For men, the hairless look can be cool. But for women wigs can be sometimes be uncomfortable, and bandannas do not always go with what you are wearing. This is where Claudette Cooper comes in. She makes head coverings for complete strangers who are battling cancer.

"They are called Comfort Kerchiefs," said Cooper.

Comfort Kerchiefs were invented by Gaye Gilbert Kriegel of Texas. She provides the pattern to people like Claudette as long as they promise not to profit from them. Comfort Kerchiefs are appealing because they tend to fit better and are more comfortable than a bandanna or hat.

"I made some for a gal who rides motorcycles and she said: 'Oh, I like yours the best ones because I can crank them right down over my ears and they don't get cold,'" said Cooper.

Cooper started making Comfort Kerchiefs in 1998. Each one takes her an hour to put together. She has made more than 6,100 of them.

Every month, Cooper drops off more Comfort Kerchiefs at the American Cancer Society in Denver. The agency gives them to cancer patients.

"Each one has a tag on it so it shows a real person made it and it is not just something that was bought," said Cooper.

"It really does brighten up people's spirits to have something completely home made, something comfortable, something cozy, that can make them feel comfortable," said Kylee Virdi, Patient Navigator with the American Cancer Society.

Cooper said: "Many of the people who call are so choked up they can hardly talk. (They say) 'I am having such a hard time and this meant so much and I just wanted you to know.'"

Claudette Cooper is making a difference for thousands of Coloradans just by giving her time and talent in her spare time.