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Driving Hannah Home

Who would’ve ever thought that I would be making the drive from Utah to Michigan  again ?  With Hannah needing to return home after her pediatrics and family medicine rotations, it didn’t feel right to have her make the journey alone, so I flew out once again.   This time, it felt a bit less triggering to fly into the Salt Lake airport.     None of my children lives in Utah anymore, so I am not barraged with stories of the toxic culture which makes me want to strange most anyone who lives in the Beehive State.     Nevertheless, there was still a bit of a dark cloud over my visit.     Hannah had been dating a really nice guy, and I had bought a ticket to come in a day early so that I could meet him….but she didn’t want me to.     This troubled me for a couple of weeks, but eventually I changed my ticket back to the original date and respected Hannah’s wishes.   So I flew in on a Friday morning while Hannah was taking her ab...