Women who have undergone a mastectomy will now be able to get a 'softie' to match their skin tone.
Veronica Kumata from Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer has donated 80 softies to Birmingham City HospitalA charity has donated soft-prosthetics in a variety of skin tones for women who have undergone a mastectomy.
Helen Taylor, a Macmillan nurse in the hospital's breast unit, said that before the donations women could only be provided with one in a single beige colour, as the supplier they use doesn't offer any variations. Dee Mattoo, 44, who underwent a mastectomy in 2013 at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, said that while the softies are great as they are comfortable while the wound heals, "they have a mind of their own".
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