I did not realize what my journey would mean to women that I have met. A neighbor, who I only know from dog walking, actually stopped her car to ask me where I had been. She thought that I had moved. When I told her, she actually cried . I touched
some emotion and she cried.She said that I had empowered her to do what she wanted to do but was afraid to do it. I don't know what her secret desire is, but I hadn't thought of my trip and adventures as an act of empowerment. I went because it is something
that I always wanted to do, but Bob and I waited too long to do it . So I did it by myself. I had mentioned before how I was asked in the Express Clinic what my status was. Married, single, widow. I hadn't heard me referred to as a widow before. On the road,
I met a woman who was also driving alone, this time from Michigan, who referred to us as single women . I guess that is an OK label. I really do not feel single. I have a lot of family and friends around me,supporting me. Single is another label that doesn't
identify me.