Throughout my life, taking walks helped a lot with easing anxiety, so walking helped me when I received two diagnoses of cancer.
Sue McCarthy
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Suzanne (Sue) McCarthy is a comparatively new writer. Sue graduated the University of Delaware, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. After working in several nontraditional academic positions, she started her home-based tutoring business and in 2022 celebrated twenty-five years as a self-employed tutor and business owner, serving school aged students in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
Sue felt inspired and motivated to tell her story, and embarked on an informal six-year journey to completed her memoir. Sue worked with two writing tutors, after realizing she couldn't simply teach herself. Her only experience had been periodic journaling. Her memoir, Learning to
Thrive: A Journey from Adversity to Joy and Fulfillment, was recently published.
Sue lives in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, is married, has three adult daughters, and nine grandchildren.
Articles by Sue McCarthy
After having early-stage breast cancer and stage 3B lung cancer, I'm choosing to give back. Here's how.
I agree that cancer is portrayed very stereotypically in society, so here are some ways I think we can highlight the reality of cancer.
A recent experience has emphasized to me that we should live life to its fullest every single day.
At a cancer support group at my church, we sit together and share our cancer stories.
I never told my daughters what stage my lung cancer was. Was I being genuine?
Months after I was told I was in remission for stage 3B lung cancer, my "normal" shifted as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.
This past holiday season made me realize that I feel a strong sense of fulfillment as a cancer survivor and caregiver.
When I received my CURE magazine last week, I was fascinated to see a red sticker on the cover indicating it was the lung cancer special edition.
Here's what you can be thankful for...
Every individual is unique in their own way.
Friendship means the world throughout a cancer experience.
I had to redefine the relationship with my mother during the most challenging of times.
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