90-Year-Old Woman Quits Cancer Treatment to Travel the Country

Mar 01, 2016, 23:11
90-Year-Old Woman Quits Cancer Treatment to Travel the Country

When doctors told 90-year-old Norma that she had a large, cancerous mass on her uterus just two days after her husband of 67 years had died, she decided she could either be down in the dumps or take the high road and choose happiness and adventure - and hit the road is just what she did.

Now seeing the sights in Florida, Norma is travelling in a motor home with her son Tim, daughter-in-law Ramie and their pet poodle Ringo.

Since then Norma and her family have traveled to Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Park, which Norma really enjoyed.

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The trio posts regular updates of their travels on their Driving Miss Norma Facebook page.

"We couldn't imagine leaving her in a nursing home, especially after walking down the long halls of the local Tender Care to visit Leo in the last room on the right, reserved by Hospice, for the dying".

Her doctor says every day he sees what cancer treatment does to patients.

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Norma's son Tim and his family are RVers.

According to Mashable, she has already made new friends, driven a boat, explored the beach and fulfilled her lifelong dream of riding in a hot air balloon. She's breathing fresh air and getting to see new things all the time.

The nomadic family has traveled over 6,000 miles since August and they don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

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"Everyone has different ideas about how they want the end of their life to work", Ramie told 9 News. Norma is not into the edges part of this adventure. 'As a planet, we need to have this conversation'. How's that for cancer treatment? 90 years old woman named Norma is living her life to the fullest on a road trip across the United States. It looks like Norma is making some incredible trips that many will remember for many years.

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