Susan Spencer-Wendel

About the Author

Susan Spencer-Wendel is an acclaimed author and former legal journalist whose poignant memoir Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy – An Inspirational Memoir of ALS, Daughter, and Accepting Death with Grace captures her extraordinary journey after a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Diagnosed at age 44, Spencer-Wendel chose to embrace life's joys rather than succumb to despair, embarking on a year of bucket-list adventures with her family, from snorkeling in the Florida Keys to fulfilling her daughter's dreams in the Bahamas. Her writing, infused with raw honesty and unyielding optimism, explores themes of love, legacy, and graceful acceptance of mortality. A mother of three and devoted wife, she transformed personal tragedy into a universal message of resilience, inspiring readers worldwide to live fully in the face of adversity.