Mackinac Island!

After many months of silence, the voice of Laura's husband sounds forth again through the medium of the cyber pen! Laura did leave for West Branch late Sunday afternoon. She reached the hospital and saw her mother in the evening, then drove to Fairview and spent the night with her folks. She and her father returned to the hospital Monday morning to find that the decision was made to discharge Mom and schedule an appointment for a stress test a week later. In the mean time, she was given the go-ahead to proceed to Mackinac Island for the Winsome Women Retreat as planned. Unfortunately, sister Bonnie remains in the hospital in Erie, PA where she underwent angioplasty Sunday night. They are sad Bonnie can't be with them.

I talked with Laura tonight and heard that she and her mother arrived safely at Mackinaw City and are checked in at the motel. Tomorrow they float to the Island to be enriched at the retreat and enjoy quality mother-daughter time. It turns out that these days are more of a gift than they had settled for. It sounds like the drive from Fairview to Mackinaw City was beautiful. Laura said "The colors were exquisite!"