Nordie's at Noon The Personal Stories of Four Women "Too Young" for Breast Cancer

by Balwanz, Patti; Carlos, Kim; Johnson, Jennifer; Peters, Jana

• ISBN13: 9780738211121
• ISBN10: 0738211125
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-25
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

A diagnosis of breast cancer before the age of thirty had brought Patti, Jana, Jennifer, and Kim together for a monthly lunch at their local Nordstrom's cafe, but it was a desire to provide hope to others that would make them friends for life. The fruit of their lunchtime labor,Nordie's at Noonshares the personal stories of each of these courageous women. A source of humor, strength, inspiration, and education, the book is a celebration of friendship and of living life to the fullest. "A rare book that has the saddest of endings and yet still manages to be life affirming,"* it encourages women everywhere to be proactive with their health-and to realize that no one is "too young" for breast cancer. (*PeopleMagazine)

Author Biography

Patti Balwanz died in 2003, at the age of twenty-nine. Kim Carlos lives in Kansas City with her husband and son. Jennifer Johnson lives with her husband and two children in Overland Park, Kansas. Jana Peters died in 2006, at the age of thirty-five.