surthrivor

• surthriver, sur-thrivor, sur-thriver, SurThrivor, SurThriver

Blend of survivor +‎ thriver. Analyzable as suthrive +‎ -or

surthrivor (plural surthrivors)

1. (slang) One who survives a severe adversity and then goes on to thrive in the recovery
   • 2020 May 8, Alexander Kacala, “Model Natalia Harris, who re-learned how to walk after bone cancer, dies at 24”, in Today‎, NBC:

     But Harris' true passion was spreading a message of hope to the world as a cancer survivor, or as she called it, a cancer surThriver.

   • 2021 October 8, Chelsea Donovan, “Woman stabbed 32 times during attack by ex-boyfriend, now the domestic violence survivor shares her story”, in 3WTKR‎, Scripps Media:

     12 years later she's a SUR-THRIVER. After multiple reconstructive surgeries she developed the conviction to be an advocate and speak out against domestic violence. Friday she was thee keynote speaker for the Samaritan House at their Women Against Violence luncheon.

   • 2022 April 28, “May 2022 graduates share commencement stories”, in Today@Wayne‎, Wayne State University:

     McCall, who earned a bachelor’s in fashion design and merchandising from WSU in 2018, was inspired to further her education after a car accident forced her to reassess her goals and priorities. She completed 10 years of rehabilitation and is a self-described surthrivor.