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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

"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. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer can be devastating. The physical effects of a mastectomy or lumpectomy can leave awoman struggling to regain the look of her body while she undergoes ...

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 ...

The news was devastating. Bellingham mom and grandma Barb Demorest had breast cancer and needed a mastectomy. “My doctor told me that the traditional breast prosthetics can be really hot and heavy and ...

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 ...

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 ...