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 ...

Anne McFeely and Sara Altman are making a difference in women's lives. They are among hundreds of volunteers helping women who have had mastectomies and other breast surgeries by knitting "knockers." ...

A grandma launched a group where individuals make 'knitted knockers' for thousands of breast cancer survivors who have had a mastectomy. Barbara Demorest, 65, from Bellingham in Washington, USA, set ...

Knitted Knockers volunteers sew, stuff, and package fabric prosthetic breasts on Wednesday, June 17, at Apple Yarns in Bellingham, Washington. Evan Abell The Bellingham Herald Four years ago, Barb ...

IF you haven't heard of them already, don't worry, you soon will. Knitted Knockers is one of those names you won't forget; conjuring up a jarring, bizarre image of the wholesome and home-made with ...

"It was life-changing for me," Barb Demorest tells PEOPLE Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for over 20 years. She reports on topics of human interest, ...

Knitted Knockers are lighter, softer, and more comfortable than silicone prostheses Volunteers around Australia knit them in various sizes and colours Almost 20,000 Australians will be diagnosed with ...

There's a nonprofit out there devoted to breasts. Breasts of all sizes and colors. They spend a considerable amount of time actually creating breasts. Stuffing breasts. Sticking these bosoms in ...

Doctors and surgeons can do some pretty amazing things when it comes to helping a woman heal after breast cancer. Technology now makes it possible to reconstruct the breast to as close to a patient’s ...

UPPER DUBLIN – If you want something done, ask a busy woman to do it – ask Anita Strainick. In addition to a full-time job as a 401(k) administrator, the Upper Dublin woman spearheads Knitted Knockers ...