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A special sisterhood: Knitting nonprofit aids breast cancer survivors

They're called Knitted Knockers, and if you've never heard of them consider it a blessing.

Debbie Thornton didn't know anything about them until she was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent a double mastectomy and discovered there are few options for breast prosthetics.

"The medical ones are very heavy and hot, so I chose not to wear anything," said Thornton, who lives in DeMotte, Ind.

Her friend, Theresa Landis, a breast cancer survivor who also underwent a mastectomy, told her about handmade, lightweight breast prostheses made with a special

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