AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Knitted Knockers gives breast cancer survivors free handmade prosthetics — and demand is surging
A volunteer-run nonprofit that provides free knitted breast prosthetics to mastectomy patients now operates in all 50 states and 76 countries, with a recent viral Instagram reel flooding the organization with new orders. Barbara Demorest founded Knitted Knockers in 2011 after her own mastectomy left her struggling with the standard options. Her doctor told her […] The post Knitted Knockers gives breast cancer survivors free handmade prosthetics — and demand is surging appeared first on American Almanac .
A volunteer-run nonprofit that provides free knitted breast prosthetics to mastectomy patients now operates in all 50 states and 76 countries, with a recent viral Instagram reel flooding the organization with new orders. Barbara Demorest founded Knitted Knockers in 2011 after her own mastectomy left her struggling with the standard options. Her doctor told her she couldn't place a traditional silicone prosthetic against her surgical scar for weeks. The silicone was heavy, hot, and uncomfortable. He mentioned that some people had started making a lightweight knitted version instead. A knitting friend from her church took the idea and ran with it. She made Demorest a pair and delivered them in a Victoria's Secret bag. Demorest tried them…Open