Editing Carson McCullers (section)

==Death==
McCullers suffered throughout her life from several illnesses and from [[alcoholism]]. At the age of 15, she contracted [[rheumatic fever]], which resulted in [[rheumatic heart disease]].{{sfn|Carr|2003|p=466}} As a result of the heart damage sustained, McCullers suffered from [[stroke]]s that began in her youth.{{sfn|Carr|2003|pages=466–467}} In 1962, she had a breast cancer surgery and mastectomy.<ref>[https://www.negativecapabilitypress.org/blog/itsgoodweatherforfudge "Carson McCullers biography"]. Sue Walker, March 3, 2017.</ref> She lived the last twenty years of her life in [[Nyack, New York]], where she died on September 29, 1967, at the age of 50, after a [[Intracerebral hemorrhage|brain hemorrhage]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Als |first=Hilton |date=2001-11-25 |title=The Unhappy Endings of Carson McCullers |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/03/unhappy-endings |access-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> She is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 31251). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition</ref>