"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Instead of costly heavy prosthetics, more breast cancer survivors who have had a mastectomy are turning to knitted knockers, always donated and showing women how much they’re ...

Barbara Demorest broke down in tears when told that she would not be able to wear anything over her mastectomy scar for at least six weeks after surgery. Demorest was diagnosed with breast cancer five ...

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 ...

PSL Knitted Knockers wants to help local women. To order a free pair of Knitted Knockers, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.knittedknockers.org and complete a request form. To volunteer, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A volunteer group helping women in their fight against breast cancer says they're finding success all over California. Knitted Knockers are crocheted and stuffed breast ...

The only time Washington state resident Barbara Demorest cried after going through a cancer diagnosis and a mastectomy was when a volunteer told her, “You won’t be able to put anything on that scar ...

Sue Gillies and her group of friends used to spend their Sunday mornings at the Charleville community hall, in southwestern Queensland, having a chinwag over a cuppa and leisurely knitting, crocheting ...

Shirlee Sullivan hated the silicone falsies she wore after her bilateral mastectomy in 2012. The breast cancer survivor says they were hot, heavy and irritated her skin. “I decided, ‘I’ll go flat,’ ” ...