Breast cancer survivors make blankets for patients [Video]

(LEX 18) — Whenever we face a life challenge, it always helps to know we’re not going through it alone.

A Kentucky woman found the support she was looking for last year from a group trying to leave its mark on our state.

They say many hands make light work, so a few dozen should do. One of the newest sets belongs to Cathy Sasse.

She’s with “Fillies Blankets of Hope,” a group of breast cancer survivors making blankets for patients undergoing treatment.

“This is my fourth time coming to make blankets,” Sasse said. “I found this group last summer. Someone approached me at a restaurant and said ‘you need to check out this group.’ so I did and I’ve been coming ever since.”

“We’re really family. We’ve become family,” said Tammy Sharp, the group’s founder. “If something happens to one of us, we all jump in. That’s just how …