GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - When Valerie Romanello was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2012, she was determined to beat the disease. And she found an unusual ally in that battle - a hand-knit shawl.
When Valerie Romanello was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2012, she was determined to beat the disease. And she found an unusual ally in that battle -- a hand-knit shawl. "When I got my first ...
In 2017 alone, the prayer shawl ministry of four combined Catholic churches in northeastern Connecticut donated 73 shawls and 33 lap robes to anyone who wanted them. The shawls are small things, ...
On a blustery, frigid night in January, a group of women gathered around the warm inviting fireplace in the lobby of Valley View Hospital with their knitting. Spilling over their laps from their ...
WATERLOO REGION - When Maryanne Themistocleous was a young teen, her mother told her she’d never learn how to knit. She sure proved her wrong. Themistocleous taught herself how to knit and crochet at ...
Two Worcester County sisters are amazed that the little bit of red, white and blue yarn that they twist and knot into a prayer shawl makes such a difference to the ailing veterans at UMass Memorial ...
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