“Bald is beautiful,” said Darlene Garland as she whipped off her homemade chemotherapy cap. “I’ve lost it five times, but it comes back with curls.” On Dec. 6, Garland will celebrate 32 years in the ...

WILLMAR - Gretchen Kray is a humble and optimistic 10-year cancer fighter who has helped fill a gap in the local community by sewing hats for chemotherapy patients who lose their hair. During Kray’s ...

DIGNICAP is being offered at Avera McKennan for chemotherapy patients wanting to prevent hair loss during treatment. The cap is helping women handle the external changes of cancer. A new cap is a big ...

DRACUT — When the people she cares about are diagnosed with cancer, Linda Lambert finds herself putting needle to cloth as a way to help. The lifelong Dracut resident, who has been sewing since she ...

FAIRFIELD BAY — What began as a gift to Mary Philips’ sister is now a volunteer-run nonprofit that gives to thousands. Care Cap Connections, a Fairfield Bay-based charity that creates caps for those ...

The first time Miriam Lipton had breast cancer, her thick locks fell out two weeks after starting chemotherapy. The second time breast cancer struck, Lipton gave her scalp a deep chill and kept much ...

When Donna Tookes learned she had breast cancer last winter, the 59-year-old thought she had no choice but to accept one of the most dreaded side-effects of chemotherapy: losing her mane of silver ...

Delores Nienhuis spotted the woman wearing a familiar fabric cap in a grocery store parking lot. Instantly, Nienhuis knew two things: The stranger had cancer and the cap had come from Christ Memorial ...