Believe In New Beginnings

About the Book

This book is about a 49 year old woman, extremely healthy and driven, a daily runner, who suddenly feels tired after running about ½ block. Strange, but then at the same time her index fingers start feeling cold all the time. The hand surgeon declares “we need to determine the source of this problem or we’ll have to amputate the fingers”. Now I seriously pursue the tiredness problem and eventually am told I have Stage IV Lung Cancer. I don’t know how much longer I have on this earth, but I am determined to share my cancer experiences with others so that they may hopefully be spared unnecessary distraught and frustration. I had a great team of oncologists and am forever grateful to them. Every year I send my primary oncologist a thank you letter so he knows I’m still kicking, thanks to him and his team.

About the Author

Susan is a ten year survivor of Stage IV, Lung Cancer. According to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, there is currently a 5% survival rate after five years. Prior to her diagnosis, she was completely ignorant of the cancer process and didn’t even know the difference between chemo and radiation. This book was written with the hope of helping others who receive a cancer diagnosis, to better understand how to navigate their journey, be better prepared for the unknown and to hopefully gain some knowledge from her experiences. She recently retired as Director of Program Management from a large aerospace company and graduated from Purdue University with an MBA. She has one son in the United States Marine Corps, Ashley, daughter-in-law, Amy, and a beautiful granddaughter, Elizabeth. She resides in the sleepy little town of Atwater, California.