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Driving Miss Norma : one family's journey saying "yes" to living /

"When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height of five f...

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Main Authors: Bauerschmidt, Tim
Group Author: Liddle, Ramie
Published: HarperOne, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Bauerschmidt, Norma, > 1925-2016 > Travel > United States
Bauerschmidt, Tim > Travel > United States
Liddle, Ramie > Travel > United States
Families > Travel > United States
Recreational vehicles > United States
Older women > United States > Biography
Cancer > Patients > United States > Biography
Quality of life > Philosophy
Travel > Psychological aspects
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare
SELF-HELP > Motivational & Inspirational
United States > Description and travel
Biographies
Summary: "When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, 'I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road.' Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads--her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their standard poodle Ringo--in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is t
Carrier Form: 239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780062664327
0062664328
Index Number: E169
CLC: K837.126.2
Call Number: K837.126.2/B344
Contents: Prologue: Home : Baja California Sur, Mexico -- Priorities : Presque Isle, Michigan -- Exploration : Northern Michigan -- Discovery : The Heartland -- Trust : Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming -- Perspective : Boulder, Colorado -- Dreams : Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico -- Healing : Fort Myers Beach, Florida -- Flight : Orlando, Florida -- Impact : Saint Augustine, Florida -- Kindness : Hilton Head Island and Charleston, South Carolina -- Celebration : Marietta and Atlanta, Georgia -- Integrity : Newport News, Virginia -- Flavor : Winthrop, Massachusetts to Bar Harbor, Maine -- Balance : Pittsbur

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