Shining Star of Perseverance - Assurant Employee Benefits
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2007 Shining Star of Perseverance
The authors of Nordie's at Noon, a book about coming together to reach the common goal of beating cancer. Patti Balwanz, Jana Peters, Jennifer Johnson and Kim Carlos were all young women in their mid-twenties to early thirties, starting their careers and living regular lives when they were each diagnosed with breast cancer. They created their own support group, which met monthly at the café inside the Nordstrom store in Overland Park, Kansas. Disappointed with the lack of information available to young women with breast cancer, they decided to share their inspiring outlook on coping with the disease through the book, which was published in 2006. While Patti and Jana ultimately lost their battles with cancer, both Jennifer and Kim are currently cancer free.
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