Nurse Ivery carefully removes the seven stitches from my foot.

In early 2010, Jean Marie & I met as I was walking through Lompoc, California. A nurse with over 50 years experience, Jean Marie has met a wide range of people, has countless wonderful stories to share, and her heart emanates love.
While Jean Marie visits Lompoc every year, she has been living in northern Virginia for many years. Though I haven’t walked as far as her home just yet, she came to meet me today, off my route.
After a wonderful, I-haven’t-seen-you-in-years hug, she shuttled me to her cozy home, where she proceeded to remove all seven stitches in my foot. She gave me instructions for caring for the slowly-healing laceration across the days ahead, and I’m planning now to spend yet another week in Richmond, with a tentative departure date of Saturday, May 25.
I really look forward to another visit from Jean Marie in the miles ahead, as she likes the idea of joining me for my crossing from Virginia into Washington, D.C.
Thanks for your service to the Universe, Jean Marie!!!

Thank You, Nurse Ivery!