Meet the woman whose charity Knitted Knockers uplifts cancer patients
Jayashree Ratan, founder of Saaisha India Foundation, uplifts cancer patients in the most unique way. She brought together a community of women under the brand name Knitted Knockers to crochet prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies. A mastectomy (removal of the breast) can be quite devastating for a woman. Societal influences on a woman's appearance have always been a source of worry. At a time when women spend thousands of dollars on breast augmentation surgery, having to endure a treatment to remove a breast may be devastating. While women in urban India continue to have access to silicone prosthesis, women in rural India frequently stuff handkerchiefs and cotton balls in their bras to create the illusion of a full breast — none of which is easy on the skin that has already been surgically repaired and may result in rashes, infections, or skin abrasions. Consider the type of pressure that drives a woman to endure such agony and anguish in order to app...