Sue White
Sue White is married to Nick, Mum to three grown-up children and proud Nanny to one (soon to be two) grandchildren. She originally trained as a primary school music teacher, then as a teacher of English as a foreign language. More recently she was a Musical Director of two big community choirs and the Project coordinator of a busy foodbank on the south coast of England, before retiring from paid work. In the summer of 2020 she left friends and a church community of 34 years and relocated to a small Yorkshire village six miles east of Leeds. She is a musician, keen pianist, cook and recent jigsaw convert! She was diagnosed with blood cancer (CLL) in the summer of 2018.
For thirty-four years I lived on the south coast of England, about half a mile from the sea, with my husband Nick. It was where we brought up our thre…
Many people with blood cancer talk about belonging to a club they never wanted to join. Last week I joined another unwanted club when I tested positiv…
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Finding a way through the unknown I've never been great at the unknown. I like to know where I'm sleeping, what I'm eating, what the plans are for eac…
Finding a way through words I'm a people person. I remember my daughter once saying in a supermarket, "Mum's made a new friend!" after I'd spent the p…
My "New Normal" really began in September 2017 when I walked, slightly dazed, out of my doctor's surgery at the end of a busy work day. Routine blood …