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Determined to Matter: A Family Facing Inoperable Brain Cancer
Author(s): Jen O'Hara (Author), Dan O'Hara (Contributor)
- Publisher: Mighty Media
- Publication Date: January 1, 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 321 pages
- ISBN-10: 1938063201
- ISBN-13: 9781938063206
Book Description
When their vibrant 12-year-old daughter is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, Dan and Jen O’Hara prepare for the fight of their lives, and their ultimate loss, in this raw and emotional story that reveals why family, faith and hope are so important in our daily lives. Original.
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About the Author
Jen O’Hara is a Rochester, MN, native and graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, with a BA in Broadcast Journalism. She has worked as a high school educator teaching television production and as a tennis instructor to students of all ages, while also being at home raising her two daughters, Shannon and Erin. Jen has been married to husband Dan for 17 years. She is an avid Broadway musical fan as well as an enthusiast of all kinds of sports, especially golf and tennis. This is her first published work, and it is in memory of her daughter, Shannon.
Dan O’Hara is the husband of Jen O’Hara, father of Shannon & Erin O’Hara, and of course, master of Sunny the wonder dog. After earning a BS in Mass Communications from St. Cloud State University, Dan spent 13 years in local television as Sports Director at KTTC TV, Rochester, MN. Today he is a Sales Executive in the Transportation/Trucking industry. Dan’s passions are his golf, his backyard and his Minnesota sports teams. Dan continues to wear his heart on his sleeve. Together, Dan and Jen wrote the original blog about their journey through these difficult times, and some blog excerpts in the book are credited to him.