When I opened up my phone this morning, I saw the reminder that this is the anniversary of Sue’s passing. She was such a good friend to so many here and so many Cushies worldwide. It’s been another year. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss Sue.
When I see a catalog with flamingo items, I’m reminded of Sue.
We took the picture below during a trip to Barbados in 2004. At the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary.
We got matching hats. Since she died, I’ve never worn mine again but it is next to my front door, ready to go…
Sue loved Barbados. I’ve renamed the back patio “Sue’s Garden”. I often “check-in” there on FourSquare and I’m thinking that other folks in the area wonder who in the heck Sue is and why she has a garden in Barbados. LOL
At Sue’s last Cushie Weekend in Rockford, IL – 2006
We planned to go back to Barbados in August 2006 but Sue couldn’t hold on that long. 😦
When she was sick for the last time, I got her her very own SuperSue bear with her name embroidered on the back of the cape. She loved it but it wasn’t enough…
I’m sure that many of the new folks here never got to meet her, but you would go well to go back and read some of her old posts. She was always so encouraging to all of us.
RIP, Sue. We miss you!
From http://www.cushings-help.com/memoriam_koziol.htm
Sue Ann Koziol (SuziQ)
Sue Ann Koziol (SuziQ)
Sue was born in Michigan on August 08, 1946 and passed away on March 12, 2006 at the age of 59.
She was a very special friend to Cushies world-wide. We will remember her always.
There was an online memorial for Sue during the Cushing’s Awareness Day Medical Forum in Oklahoma, April 5-8, 2006. For more information, please visit this topic on the message boards
To light a candle or read/post a tribute for Sue, please go here: http://suziq.memory-of.com
To read more about Sue’s journey, please click here: http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=14655
Mar 12, 2015 @ 21:31:55
Although we lived in different parts of the world, Sue in the US and I in Norway, she made me feel close and special. She was one of the few real Cushies I met online, back in the days, around 2000 or so. And we connected, and she became a lifeline for me along with MaryO and a few other of the early day Cushies. They got me through the days until my first surgery in 2001 – thanks girls! Forever grateful!
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Missing you again today – and every day – (((Sue))).
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Mar 12, 2018 @ 13:08:42
She was a great Cushie friend to my mom, Cookie Rothenberg. I am thankful for her and others fighting to educate doctors. and I can’t thank SusieQ enough for being in my mom’s life.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 03:46:59
I have met quite a few people that knew her. I have heard many wonderful stories. I never got the chance but wished I had. I haven’t met many semi local Cushies.
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