Me and the Big C: One Woman's Journey through cancer's hardship, healing, and hope (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781627470735)

Sue Burris is a self- proclaimed Tennessee farm girl who has experienced cancer from the unique perspective of being a patient, parent, child, and sibling, all within a ten year time frame. Sue and her husband Mark, live and work on a small farm in East Tennessee and raise beef cattle and hay in addition to working jobs outside the farm. A physical therapist for over 30 years, Sue has been a caregiver for people of all ages, and has worked in a multitude of different healthcare settings during her career, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, school systems, home health, and most recently, skilled nursing facilities. As a member of her local medical community, she has experienced health care from both a provider and patient perspective, and has used her cancer experience to mentor her patients, family, and friends with insights from her own cancer experiences. When not actively working, Sue enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband, parents, children, and grandchildren. Mark and Sue have 2 grown children and 2 wonderful in-laws. Their son Chris, and his wife Pam have just presented them with their third grandchild, Myla Kate, and a daughter Beki, and her husband Ivy, have two children, Ali Grace and Cooper. When not working outside the home or farm, Sue enjoys gardening, singing, camping, hiking, and water sports. She also dabbles in quilting, and, recently painting. Me and the Big C represents 10 years of spiritual growth and learning from a disease that is dreaded by patients and family members alike. It is the fulfillment of Sue's dream to become an author, and, by doing so, being able to help other cancer patients and family members to navigate the difficult path to survivorship. Her family story includes tragedy, healing and hope, and gives a Christian perspective for dealing with hardship and adversity. Me and the Big C shares a journey of spiritual testing, turmoil, and finally, growth in Christian faith for the author, and will guide other cancer patients and their families in their own quests for survival and faith.