PORTLAND, OR (May 17, 1999): Yesterday, during a showing of a popular movie at a local movie house, a man had to be helped out of the movie theatre by two friendly strangers. Apparently, sometime nearing the halfway point of the movie, the man's hands began to twitch violently. Later he commented that he felt like his hands needed something in them - needed it so badly they were shaking! A friend of the victim knew that the man had recently increased his crochet activities, and might be suffering from Full Stitch Arrest (FSA). This is a condition that affects many addicted crocheters. During long periods of Increased Hand Idility (technically known to physicians as Digitus Boredeous), sufferers have been known to experience tremendous muscle spasms in their fingers, arms and even the eyelids. The FSA victim was rushed out of the theater and quickly handed a crochet hook and some yarn. Within minutes he was back to normal. Yet another possible tragedy was averted by the quick-thinking of a crochet-aware friend. After speaking to friends of the victim, it appears that FSA sufferrers are everywhere. In fact, one group is encouraging that FSA sufferrers wear a wristband that reads: "If found twitching involuntarily, please supply crochet hook and yarn (and maybe a pattern if you've got one)." Experts say that with measures such as the wristband and increased public awareness, fatalities due to Prolonged Lack of Crochet (PLC) can be reduced dramatically.