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Knit Along with Debbie Macomber, A Charity Guide for Knitters
Hats for Chemotherapy Patients As a knitter, you know that if a friend or ... like cotton is preferable during the warm months of the year or when the hat ...

Famous author Debbie Macomber and Leisure Arts are pleased to present this guidebook to charitable causes that are popular with knitters. Each foundation, association and volunteer group is profiled to help knitters decide which charities they want to support with their handmade gifts. Knit projects for each of the 14 organizations are included, each selected or developed for this publication based on the guidelines or requirements of the featured group. The projects include blankets, caps, scarves, and more. Debbie Macomber is the bestselling author of:[i]Mrs. Miracle[/i]:9780061083464[i]Someday Soon[/i]:9780061083099[i]Morning Comes Softly[/i]:9780061080630

Stitching seniors lend hand to aid cancer patients

&Nbsp;Millie Caridis, 85, and Helen Harris, 82, have known each other since they were children and remain fast friends eight decades later.

Residents at Providence Point in Scott Township for just over a year, the duo share time together, along with about a dozen other ladies from the retirement complex, as part of the needlework group. The group - all ladies - sit and knit two times a month making a variety of items including soft caps for chemotherapy patients who lose their hair during cancer treatment.

According to one member, Joan McAnulty, a former nurse, the caps are distributed at the UPMC facility on Oxford Drive in Bethel Park. Recently, McAnulty was knitting a fuzzy brown yarn cap, affectionately known as a Wiggie, that will somewhat resemble real hair.

For McAnulty, and most of the others in the group, knitting has been a lifelong hobby. McAnulty learned how to knit in grade school from her left-handed mother.

Source: McMurray Almanac

Chemo Hats for Chemotherapy Side Effects for Women

by WildIris

"1,529,560 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2010"

In 2011 this figure for new cancer cases will most likely rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data for 2003-2007, the top ten cancers in the United States for men and women of all races:

Prostate Female Breast Cancer Lung and Bronchus Colon Rectum Uterus Bladder Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Melanomas kidney Ovary

Chances are you know someone with cancer--a mother, a brother, a sister, a friend, or yourself.The scary truth is that cancer touches everyone young and old alike. Even if you don't have cancer, most everyone is familiar with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. The common side effect of cancer treatment is hair loss or alopecia; however, not all cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy lose their hair because hair loss depends on the chemotherapy drugs specific to the cancer targeted.

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Cotton Hat for chemo patients News

Area women volunteer time to make caps for chemotherapy patients

Oshkosh Northwestern - Dec 31, 1969

Holmes said those in Stitches of Love do two types of fabric caps. They make a soft and sturdy pillbox cap that stretches and a kerchief-style cap made of cotton fabric. The group also knits booties for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Pink power's 'Dream Big' takes center stage

Cleveland Daily Banner - Dec 31, 1969

n 5:45 pm, a “Pink Party” featuring lots of pink, like cotton candy and other goodies; plus, the Cleveland Fire Department will distribute pink firefighter hats. A Sound Force photo booth will be available, as well as crazy pink hair, tattoos,

Stitching seniors lend hand to aid cancer patients

McMurray Almanac - Dec 31, 1969

"Some of the clubs haven't worked out, but what makes this special is what they do," Gross said of the chemo caps. "They are so passionate and so proud of what they do." But knitting is not the only activity. McAnulty has patterns for cotton dresses

Catonsville High School Goes Pink for Breast Cancer

Patch.com - Dec 31, 1969

Teacher Colleen Cotton poses in the middle. Catonsville High School was awash with pink on Friday, as the school held a Pink Out day to raise awareness for breast cancer. To raise money, school staff sold pink ribbons, bracelets and shirts with "Real