This chapter is about road trips, a trusty old trailer, teaching someone how to pump gas (and check oil!), and the woman who changed everything by teaching me how to connect with people when I was too stubborn or proud or in pain to do it on my own.

LK (Linda Kelliher) was one of the reasons I slowed down enough to say yes to Derek… and without that yes, I wouldn’t have ended up in Canada for 25 years, navigating a new culture and a relentless illness.