As we move through our lives, the ties that bind us to family, friends, and even strangers, are vast and varied. People that we know, and those we do not, can offer us tremendous support.
Eric Bowe sports the latest Chemo Cap fashion on his final day of chemotherapy for sarcoma, January 26.
The Joan Karnell Cancer Center’s Chemo Caps Virtual Knitting Circle was formed in 2003, and has provided thousands of soft, warm caps for patients undergoing chemotherapy who have lost their hair. This virtual Knitting Circle includes patients, staff, local schools, faith communities and senior centers who donate their time and talent to provide support for our patients.
If you knit or crochet and would like to participate, or if you have yarn you would like to donate for our knitters, please contact Marylou Osterman at 215-829-6466.
Faith Midwood, 75, an Old City resident of 32 years and breast cancer survivor of almost 20 years, is an avid contributor to the Chemo Cap Virtual Knitting Circle. Knowing full well the road patients have ahead of them, Faith is happy to do her part and has been knitting caps for JKCC patients for over ten years. “My mother taught me how to knit as a little girl, so this is a way for me to keep that connection with her,” said Faith. “But it really relaxes me too. The main reason I make the caps though is because we’re all in this together. It is my way of being there for others. I may not be able to make a difference in the fight against cancer on the cellular level but I can make a difference this way for patients.”
