... most recent honor came this year when she received the Aquatic Therapy Professional of the Year Award from the Aquatic Therapy Institute. She is a living and breathing exponent of the value of working in water, being herself a breast cancer survivor ...

... acclaim, including her most recent honor as the "Aquatic Therapy Professional of the Year" from the national Aquatic Therapy Institute. Essert is a breast cancer survivor and is battling fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by muscle pain ...