Knitting for Cancer Nonprofit

Softness of Love

by Kent Von Der Vellen

The inspiration for Knitting for Cancer came from when Jennifer Bystricky took care of her mother, Linda Coffman, during her three-year fight with cancer.

Many cancer patients lose their hair and wear a hat for comfort and looks. The hat helps them keep warm, but a side effect of the treatment and disease is extreme skin sensitivity. This sensitivity would cause Coffman to not wear a hat because it was uncomfortable. Coffman’s skin became so sensitive that even pillowcases were uncomfortable to her.

Read more and find out how to help in the October 2021 issue of Joy of Medina County Magazine. https://bit.ly/2ZcslvQ