Unexpected Answer

“She said, ‘Nope, I’m not doing any of that,’ says Ramie Liddle, Bauerschmidt’s wife. And everyone was shocked by her statement as Tim and Ramie had already decided that they would take her with them, but it seemed like Norma had her own plans already. What was on her mind?

Plans

She took a 2 minutes pause while everyone’s eyes were fixed on her she said, “I’m 90-years-old,” she said.”I’m hitting the road. Let’s go have some fun. I don’t want to spend another minute in the doctor’s office.”The doctor was amazed by her reaction because he had never seen a patient like her before. Was that going to be easy as it seemed to be like?

Dream

She had always dreamt of nomadic life, away from the hustle-bustle of the daily routines. Watching the sunset at one place and feeling the fresh air brushing against her face and birds chirping at the dawn in another country. Now it seemed to her that life was giving her a chance to be that vagabond in the last years of her life.

Packing Bags

Soon after they came back from the hospital, Norma started to pack her bags. Tim and his wife were still apprehensive of her decision so they decided to talk to her again. But it seemed like she had already made up her mind and was firm about her decision. So they too surrendered their selves in front of her decision and started packing to hit the roads again but now with their mother beside them. Tim was both excited and nervous. Would this journey bring any change in their relationship?

New Beginnings

They already owned an RV so there wasn’t much to think about and as the dawn broke Norma, Tim and Ramie along with their poodle Ringo started their journey. Norma had never been out of Michigan where she used to live with her husband so her son thought what would be better than starting off with the famous places of their own state.

Visiting Heartland

They started their journey by visiting Heartland which was associated with 12 states of the USA, two of them were Michigan and Ohio. They wanted to take the journey slow so that if there was any medical assistance needed they could get it on a priority basis. But Norma seemed to be carefree and wanted to enjoy her days as much as she could.