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 ...

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 ...

Janet Downey had no idea what “knitted knockers” were when her nearby yarn shop (Heritage Spinning and Weaving in Lake Orion) announced there was a need. But after visiting the website for Knitted ...

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 ...

River Wools in Terre Haute has joined with a local and national group, Knitted Knockers, to provide special handmade breast prosthesis for women who have undergone mastectomies or other breast ...

DECATUR — Breast cancer survivors face many challenges before, during and after their treatments and procedures. Their appearance shouldn’t be a worry, but it often is. Decatur resident Sherry Martin ...

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 ...

Knitted Knockers will host a knit-a-thon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 501 49th Ave. The group makes handmade breast prosthesis for women who have ...

CHICAGO -- After a mastectomy, many women suffer physical and emotional trauma, but for one group of Latina breast cancer survivors in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood have been knitting "knockers" to ...

Whether you're a knitter in need of some new inspiration or you just want to lend your skills to a good cause, Adventist Health has a challenge for you. The Knitted Knocker Knit-Off is back for its ...