by Susan McCorkindale | Jul 24, 2019 | Cancer Sucks, Confessions
My pretty friend Wendy with her son Doug, on the left, and his friend Will. She was a rugby mom like the rest of us, standing on the sidelines watching her son the same way we all watched our sons – hands over our eyes, fingers parted just enough to be able to see....
by Susan McCorkindale | Aug 17, 2018 | Autism, Cancer Sucks, Confessions, Death, Divorce
Raising a child with autism is the topic of today’s episode of Flaws Are The New Black. You can watch it on YouTube and I hope you will. I appreciate the feedback (this is only my second episode) and am eager to begin an ongoing conversation with you about oh,...
by Susan McCorkindale | Jul 25, 2018 | Autism, Cancer Sucks, Death, Divorce
Nice likeness, huh? I’m kidding, of course. I mean naked in the figurative sense. I’m baring my soul to you, the people who’ve followed me through cancer, autism, death, divorce, single parenthood, weight loss, weight gain (you really must see my...
by Susan McCorkindale | Apr 12, 2017 | Cancer Sucks, Confessions
Stu is gone six years on Thursday. Shortly after he passed, the boys and I went through a few of his favorite things. Casey wanted his dad’s Marine Corps album. Cuyler wanted his watch and wallet. I wanted his ratty Marines sweatshirt. I used to tease him about...
by Susan McCorkindale | Apr 2, 2012 | Cancer Sucks, Confessions, Life in the Farm Lane, No Place to Hide
My latest piece, entitled “Today Is Not My Day. And Tomorrow Isn’t Looking Good, Either,” is up on the Huffington Post. I hope you’ll take a moment to read it and leave a comment on the site itself. Thanks!
by Susan McCorkindale | Mar 22, 2012 | Cancer Sucks, Confessions, Life in the Farm Lane, No Place to Hide
I love my little community. I think ninety percent of the people here showed up for my husband’s memorial service last spring, and not one of them has forgotten that next month marks the one-year anniversary of his death. I guess I’m thinking about this...