LeAnn Thieman

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A nurse, writer and nationally recognized speaker, LeAnn Thieman is one of Chicken Soup's most prolific writers. Her devotion to thirty years of nursing, made her the ideal co-author of: Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul and Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul released in August 2005! Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure and her story has been featured in Newsweek Magazine, Voices of the Century issue and PAX TV's It's a Miracle show. Negotiations are currently underway to produce her story as a Hollywood feature film! She has been a guest on CNN, Fox-TV, BBC, and PBS.

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One hundred little babies in cardboard boxes were strapped in the belly of a gutted cargo jet. It was 1975, Saigon was falling to the communists, and LeAnn Thieman was accidentally caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift.

An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed. Incredibly, in the midst of the chaos, a baby boy crawled into her arms, heart and family.

Twenty years later she co-authored a book detailing the drama of the Airlift, This Must Be My Brother. Readers of the book and meeting planners alike urged LeAnn to share life-changing lessons learned from that adventure.

Now, as a nationally recognized professional speaker, author, and nurse, LeAnn inspires audiences to balance their lives, truly live their priorities and make a difference in the world. As a renowned motivational speaker, she shares life-changing lessons learned from her Airlift experience.

LeAnn's dramatic signature story and Airlift photograph was featured in Newsweek Magazine's Voices of the Century Issue. Her Airlift experience was brought full circle when in June, 2000, former President Gerald Ford, who had authorized Operation Babylift, asked to meet her. She shared with him the joy his courageous decision brought, not only to adoptive families, but to this nation.

While health organizations and women groups are an obvious "niche" for her keynote addresses and seminars, her audiences have grown to include all walks of life. Now cattlemen, contractors, and corporate America appreciate her message. One CEO summed it up best when he said, "I'm going to live my life differently after hearing you today." Some of LeaAnn's clients include the Association of Operating Room Nurses, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, the Sunoptic Technologies, Kodak and many others.