Sue Buzzeo is married to Mark and has 4 children and 2 stepchildren. She is also a grandmother to 5 grandchildren, aged 25 down to 1 year old. She was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and, despite having lived in Chile, France, Malaysia, Henley-on-Thames, and York, she has now moved back to her roots in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom.

 

She started her career in retail management at John Lewis, then moved to personnel management at Hartwell plc, operational management with Great North Eastern Railway, and finally project and programme management with the Civil Service. She has loved all aspects of her working life, especially the ability to implement change and help members of her team realise their individual goals.

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She is a remarkable woman whose story of strength and perseverance has inspired many. Diagnosed with breast cancer, Sue faced surgery, chemotherapy, and life-changing challenges while still being a mother, friend, and professional. She received her first diagnosis in 2004 and completed her treatment in 2010. In 2019, following three bouts of pancreatitis, she received the devastating news that her breast cancer had returned in her bones. It is now also present in both her lungs, her spine, both hips, her right and left ribs, her sacrum, and her left femur. She began her third line of chemotherapy treatment, vinorelbine, in October 2025.

 

Through faith, humour, and an unshakable will to live, she has found a way to embrace life’s toughest moments and turn them into a message of hope. Her writing is raw, honest, and uplifting—making her not just an author, but a voice of courage for anyone facing adversity.

 

In her spare time, Sue has always loved music, performing in a number of musicals with the Henley Operatic Society and plays with the Henley Dramatic Society. Later, working as a supporting actress, she appeared in TV productions including Vera, The Dumping Ground, School for Seduction, and the short film In Waiting.