Nordies at Noon: The Personal Stories of Four Women Too Young for Breast Cancer - Softcover

Balwanz, Patti

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738211125 ISBN 13: 9780738211121

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong, 2007

Synopsis

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 caf , 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 Noon shares 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. (*People Magazine)

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a true story about four young friends diagnosed with breast cancer and the monthly luncheon that lifted their spirits. Like any group of young women, Patti, Kim, Jennifer and Jana talked about their latest career moves, the men in their lives, and their dreams for family when they met each month for lunch at the trendy cafe at their local Nordstrom's department store. But unlike other women their age, their conversations also turned to more serious issues, issues their "non-breast-cancer" friends couldn't have imagined or understood. Indeed, it was the diagnosis of breast cancer at the age of thirty or younger that had brought the women together in the first place. But it was a desire to tell their stories, provide hope to others and to celebrate the journey of life after a cancer diagnosis that would make them friends for life. "Nordie's at Noon" shares the personal stories of each of these extraordinary and courageous women. A source of humour, strength, inspiration and education, the book will speak to anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer, supported someone with the disease, or faced a seemingly insurmountable challenge.

A celebration of friendship and of living life to the fullest, "Nordie's at Noon" is also a book that will encourage women everywhere to be proactive with their health - and realise that no-one is "too young" for breast cancer.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0738211125
• ISBN 13: 9780738211121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304