Susan Pogorzelski

The last few blog posts were tough to write, but now I have some happy news to share: The Last Letter has received a positive review from Publisher's Weekly through their BookLife partner program! Here's how it went down... This morning as I was sitting down to breakfast, I received a message from a local author friend that read simply: "Congrats on the review!" I paused, trying to figure out what I had missed because I didn't know what review he was talking about. Was it som

Hands, put your empty hands in mine And scars, show me all the scars you hide And hey, if your wings are broken Please take mine so yours can open too. - RACHEL PLATTEN, "STAND BY YOU" - Over the years, I've shared a lot of raw and vulnerable posts on my personal blog and social media pages, especially when it comes to the emotional toll that Lyme can take. That's where my passion has always been--helping people to heal emotionally. I openly share my stories because I beli

I’ve been blogging about Lyme disease and taking part in advocacy efforts surrounding this illness since I was first diagnosed in 2012, but it wasn’t until these last two years that I found the opportunity to share my voice, my story, and my love of writing in a truly meaningful way. My passion has aligned with my purpose, and nothing ignites the fire inside of me more than that. But it hasn’t been an easy road. Eventually, I’ll return to blogging about writing, books, and li

Today marks five years since I was diagnosed with Lyme disease after fifteen-plus years of inexplicable illness. Five years of healing. Five years of fighting. Five more years of being alive. I'm sitting here writing this, shaking my head at how much can change in just five years, thinking that it's not just bits and pieces of a life that have changed, but everything. I remember so clearly sitting on my couch and crying to my mom on the phone because the doctors refused to ac