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Janet Slagle, left, of Fort Collins and Randine, Nelson, center, also of Fort Collins join about 75 other knitters at the Knit for a Cause Knit-A-Thon in Fort Collins. Each knitted knocker can take 3-4 hours to make. Photo by Kelly Tracer, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deanna Scott and Kathy James have entirely different stories, but they share a common loss \u2014 as do many women who\u2019ve had mastectomies. Through their loss, they\u2019ve found their more defining feminine qualities \u2014 empathy and strength \u2014 and are using attributes\u00a0to improve the quality of life for other women.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou still want to go out and feel like you can hug someone,\u201d James said. \u201cYou still want to feel like you are a woman \u2014 normal as the next one. You want to feel good about putting clothes on \u2026 and that you made the right choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

James\u2019 mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 and battled it for years before she died\u00a0just before the age of 55. Having gone through this, James didn\u2019t want to put her kids through the same thing.\u00a0Four years ago, she had a double prophylactic mastectomy \u2014 surgery to remove both breasts to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.<\/p>\n

A prophylactic, or preventive, mastectomy in women who carry the breast cancer gene mutation (BRCA1 or BRCA2) can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by 95 percent, according to the National Cancer Institute.<\/p>\n

Scott, at age 44, started her battle with breast cancer just one week after her older sister finished radiation treatment for breast cancer. Scott had five months of chemotherapy, 30 cycles of radiation and five surgeries, including a double mastectomy \u2014 all within 15 months.<\/p>\n

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UCHealth physician Barbara Widom, left, and respiratory therapist Lori Taylor work side by side on their knitted knockers at the Knit for a Cause Knit-A-Thon at Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House in Fort Collins. Photo by Kelly Tracer, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Radiation therapy had left her breasts different sizes, and because traditional breast prosthetics can\u2019t be worn for weeks after surgery, Scott had nothing to \u201cfill out my other side\u201d when she returned to work. After a horrifying business meeting in which the stares were obvious, Scott\u2019s friend made her a Knitted Knocker — a soft, comfortable homemade breast prosthesis.<\/p>\n

Knitted Knockers<\/a> is a program that promotes knitting for a cause: to create\u00a0prostheses for women who\u2019ve undergone mastectomies or other procedures to the breast.\u00a0The knockers, which come in all different sizes and skin tones, and are made of quality yarn that is easy to care for and they are provided to women at no cost.<\/p>\n

After her breast cancer diagnosis,\u00a0Scott fell into a deep depression and was desperately looking for her footing again when she met Joanne Beasley, supervisor of rehabilitation services for The Wellness Place at the UCHealth Cancer Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cJoanne could see I was in pain and knew that I needed something to hang onto,\u201d Scott said. \u201cShe suggested that I might want to knit these and provide them to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beasley told her about a WISH – Women Investing in Strategies for Health – grant opportunity. WISH is an affiliate of the PVH and MCR Foundation. Days after Scott\u2019s reconstructive surgery, she and Beasley, with the support of UCHealth Cancer Care, received a $3,000 grant to help with supplies and expenses of hosting two Knitted Knockers knit-a-thons.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, James had also been knitting, keeping finished products in her purse so she could offer help when it was needed.<\/p>\n

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Deanna Scott, left, and Kathy James are spearheading Knitted Knocker efforts in Colorado.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had women drop their old prosthesis in my bag and say, \u2018I\u2019ll trade you.\u2019 That\u2019s how great these are,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

After hearing of each other\u2019s efforts, James and Scott finally met in January \u2013 in time to put together their first knit-a-thon.<\/p>\n

On March 4, 80 knitters of all ages and abilities came together in Fort Collins to create Knitted Knockers. The group completed 27 pairs of knockers and seven single knockers in their first meeting, and they continue to provide more knockers each day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing wave of love,\u201d Scott said about her journey with Knitted Knockers. \u201cIf you want to see an army at work, just call the knitting ladies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team hopes to put together another knit-a-thon in May or June in Greeley since the knitting group there has offered their support. The team is looking for a donation of a venue \u2013 perhaps a restaurant \u2013 where volunteers can knit and have a meal. The remaining grant will be used to help with an October knit-a-thon in northern Colorado.<\/p>\n

James\u2019 hope is that Knitted Knockers will go global \u2013 much like TOMS shoes. But for now, the women are motivated to supply Knitted Knockers to the area\u2019s cancer centers and to fill the needs of locals. Eventually, they\u2019d like to create a network of knitters to fill the entire state\u2019s need.<\/p>\n

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Knitted Knockers donated to UCHealth Cancer Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hope is that grassroots efforts \u2014 like the one started by James and Scott \u2014 spring up over the country so that each state can take care of their own. UCHealth\u2019s Cancer Center hands out about two to three Knitted Knockers per week, and the demand continues to increase as more women learn about it, Scott explained. She and James mail about eight prosthetics a week in addition to those distributed by UCHealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m meeting women who haven\u2019t had anything for 10 years,\u201d Scott said. \u201cYou can get away with not having breasts, but it\u2019s not like being flat-chested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knitted Knockers work well for women who enjoy exercising; knockers made\u00a0of fast-drying acrylic yarn are even suitable for swimming, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot tell that they are not real,\u201d James said. \u201cIt\u2019s about still feeling like a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> <\/em><\/h3>\n

Within days of this article publishing, more than 60 requests for knitted knockers have come to the group, depleting the supply they gathered at their last knit-a-<\/em>thon. The group is in need of donations and knitting volunteers to continue to fill the needs of Colorado women. Email: knittedknockers@uchealth.org<\/a> to help.<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to help?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

People interested in knitting Knitted Knockers can download the pattern at knittedknockers.org. There is a list of tested and approved yarns so that the prostheses can be washed and still hold their form. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From left, Kathy James, Joanne Beasley and Deanna Scott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One pair of Knitted Knockers \u2014 created and mailed to recipients \u2014 costs about $10. Each pair takes about three hours to make. The group welcomes donations of time, materials or money.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finished knockers can be dropped off at My Sister Knits, 1408 W. Mountain Ave. in Fort Collins; at The Wellness Place, 2121 E. Harmony Road in Fort Collins; or at Medical Center of the Rockies\u2019 volunteer office, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave. in Loveland. They can also be mailed to: 7115 Pruitt Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To request a Knitted Knocker, visit knittedknockers.org. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about this local group, email knittedknockers@uchealth.org<\/span><\/span>\u00a0or call 970.624.1880<\/span>. Although James and Scott have partnered with UCHealth, the Knitted Knocker program is a community benefit for all breast cancer patients no matter where they receive cancer care.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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