FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT

Two local business owners - two powerful survivors

By Andrea Busche

Justabout every one of us has been touched by breast cancer in some way. If we haven’t battled it ourselves, we likely know a friend or relative who has. It’s frightening just how common this disease is, but with many new treatment options, breast cancer is becoming a manageable condition, and certainly not the death sentence of previous generations.

Two journeys

Today, we visit with two local women who have battled breast cancer; both emerged on the other side with a new allotment of wisdom and grace. Both are successful business owners, wives, mothers and grandmothers. Both have been

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Carie Harris of Twig is the owner of the Diabetic and Comfort Shoes store in Duluth. Harris’ job as a certified pedorthist is to help people get fitted for custom foot orthotics and bracing, and she also fills doctor’s prescriptions for shoe modifications. Harris employs two people at her store.

Dr. Kimberly Overlie of Midway Township owns HP Psychological Associates in Duluth, along with her husband, Mark Overlie. Dr. Overlie practices psychology and employs six other clinicians.

Although Harris and Overlie are both breast cancer survivors, their personal journeys are unique. But both women have plenty of advice to share, ranging from self-care to staying positive if you are diagnosed. Both women also stress the importance of a

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