Knitting for CANSA
The NPO has appealed to the community to buy and knit one of the kits and then donate them back to CANSA, so that they can be distributed among women who are in desperate need.
STATISTICS have suggested that one in 35 women will develop breast cancer. In an effort to help restore the confidence of the women who have had to endure a mastectomy, the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has teamed up with Knitted Knockers SA.
The organisation, launched by Ruth Archer, is responsible for a new kind of prosthesis for women. The 100 per cent cotton knitted breast prostheses are a welcome alternative to the silicon variants.
“Cancer treatment is expensive and there are many women who can’t afford corrective surgery after a mastectomy. These wonderfully light knitted breast prostheses will help restore the confidence of many cancer patients – making them feel normal and beautiful. In some cases these women have had to use socks and even newspapers,” said Cara Noble, CANSA divisional services manager in KwaZulu-Natal.
“We are urging the community to buy one or two of these kits at R50 each, knit the knockers and then donate them back to CANSA so that we can deliver them to women who are in desperate need,” she added. Family and friends can also buy a kit and knit it for a loved one.
“It is the perfect gift for a grandmother, sister or mum. Help them feel beautiful by spending a few hours of your day knitting the prostheses and giving it to a loved one,” she said.
- The public is urged to join the two entities for an awareness morning on 26 May from 9am to 11am at the Riverside Park Retirement Estate in uMgeni Park. Archer will present a talk on the Knitted Knockers and their benefits. The kits will also be on sale at the event.
Several women at the estate will also spend the day completing some of the kits for CANSA.
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