Fargo and West Fargo knitters and crocheters hatch 'skein' to make soft, comfortable, washable and realistic breast prostheses to women who have had mastectomies. And they're entirely free. Beth ...

Barbara Demorest hit bottom after being diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. The diagnosis itself wasn’t the bottom for the Bellingham woman, nor was the mastectomy. Surgery complications that ...

"It was life-changing for me," Barb Demorest tells PEOPLE Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has spent 20 years as a reporter for PEOPLE. She covers human interest, health, crime ...

Knitted knockers. Breast beanies. Tit bits. The names may be irreverent, but the intent is the same: Offer uplifting support – via bra inserts – to women after breast cancer surgery. Knitted knockers ...

About the only time Alyce Brekke isn’t knitting is when she’s asleep. The registered nurse knits on her coffee breaks at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater. She knits while eating lunch. She knits while ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — Tucked away along Falls Road in Hampden, fiber lovers united on an October night for a good cause. They’re knitting, crocheting, and stuffing knitted knockers. “A knitted knocker is a ...

BRAINERD, Minn. - When dealing with the seriousness of breast cancer, a little humor is certainly a welcome friend. Perhaps that was the motivation when a group of women formed, and named, the ...

Deanna Scott and Kathy James have entirely different stories, but they share a common loss — as do many women who’ve had mastectomies. Through their loss, they’ve found their more defining feminine ...

A Queensland woman has knitted her way around Australia creating breast prostheses for breast cancer survivors. While looking for something to do while travelling around Australia, Dawn Toomey, from ...

STEVENS POINT - A local business is jumping into help women who have had a mastectomy. Wisconsin Wool Exchange, 1009 First St., will be hosting an kickoff event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday for ...

Jan Heaton has seen breast cancer attack many people in her life, from the neighbor lady who taught her to knit to her closest friend from high school. She didn't expect to become a part of the ...