Megan Miller wonders if her daughter Ava will be taller than her the next time they meet. She isn’t accustomed to noticing big growth spurts in her 13 year old but you’re more attuned to that sort of change after spending a long time apart.
That’s why Miller finds herself wondering how much Ava has grown. It’s been 39 days since they hugged or spoke face to face, and Miller has no idea when they will be reunited. “I’m a registered nurse and a system case manager with the home care/home living program so I work both in hospital and in the community,” Miller explains. “Maybe I’m too extreme to not have her with me but I think that’s the whole point … to think that we’ve done an overreaction.” “I’d rather do that knowing she is safe, and