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Joni Eareckson Tada (born October 15, 1949) is an evangelical Christian,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joni Eareckson Tada: Breast Cancer Update )〕 author, radio host, and founder of ''Joni and Friends'', an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community." ==Biography== Tada was born in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, the youngest of four daughters. As a teenager, Tada enjoyed riding horses, hiking, tennis, and swimming. On July 30, 1967, she dove into Chesapeake Bay after misjudging the shallowness of the water. She suffered a fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical levels and became a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the shoulders down. During her two years of rehabilitation, according to her autobiography, she experienced anger, depression, suicidal thoughts, and religious doubts. However, Tada learned to paint with a brush between her teeth, and began selling her artwork. To date, she has written over forty books, recorded several musical albums, starred in an autobiographical movie of her life, and is an advocate for disabled people.〔(A Victory Through Suffering « Power to Change )〕 Tada wrote of her experiences in her 1976 international best-selling autobiography, ''Joni: The unforgettable story of a young woman's struggle against quadriplegia & depression'', which has been distributed in many languages. The book was made into a 1979 feature film of the same name, starring herself. Her second book, ''A Step Further'', was released in 1978. She married Ken Tada in 1982. They live in Calabasas, California. In 2010, she announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She emerged successfully from cancer surgery and is hopeful of a positive prognosis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joni Eareckson Tada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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