Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada (born October 15, 1949) is an American evangelical Christian author and radio host. She is the founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". Tada was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Tada wrote of her life in her 1976 international best-selling autobiography, Joni: The unforgettable story of a young woman's struggle against quadriplegia & depression.

 Career 
In November 2009, Tada signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration calling on evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox Christians to work towards changing laws which permit abortion.

Tada is a conference speaker. Her articles have been published in Christianity Today, Today's Christian Woman, The War Cry (Salvation Army), and newspapers around the world. Tada has appeared four times on Larry King Live.

 Personal life 
In 2010, Tada was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy."Joni Eareckson Tada Breast Cancer Update, Oct 26 2012, PBS.orgLife After Breast Cancer, Joni Eareckson Tada, The Huffington Post, as updated Jan 23 2014 Her treatment was successful and was declared cancer-free in 2015. In November 2018, Tada was diagnosed with malignant thyroid cancer.

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