In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Barbara Demorest, the founder of KnittedKnockers.org, about how her cancer journey helped her create a sense of community for women with breast cancer all around the world with Knitted Knockers.
After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis and being unable to have reconstructive surgery, Barbara Demorest was devastated. Then she discovered an alternative to traditional breast prosthetics that not only made her feel whole again, but changed her life, too.
In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Demorest, the founder of KnittedKnockers.org, about how her cancer journey helped her create a sense of community for women with breast cancer all around the world with Knitted Knockers.
For more information, visit KnittedKnockers.org.
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