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 ...

MISSISSIPPI (WDAM) - With over 50,000 mastectomies in the United States each year, Knitted Knockers is working to brighten survivor's lives with a little extra support. The organization, founded by ...

"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 ...

Women who have undergone mastectomies, lumpectomies, radiation or are going through reconstruction now have an alternative to prosthetics which can be heavy, expensive and uncomfortable. Members of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Knitted Knockers volunteers sew, stuff, and package knitted artificial breasts in June 2015 at Apple Yarns in Bellingham. The nonprofit has been recognized as charity of the month for October 2015 by ...