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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.
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I entered remission from lung cancer 5.5 years ago, but faced a tough road readjusting, with ongoing physical, mental and emotional challenges.
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Those of us who’ve survived our cancer treatment journeys need to be role models to those who follow us.