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The Open Road: Barbara Thompson finds healing in the solitude of a cross-country trip

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Barbara Thompson displays her Harley-Davidson motorcycle that she traveled 3,184 miles on, alone this summer.

Losing a child can be hard on anyone. Add ongoing health problems and it seems easy to get bogged down. How should one cope with such a tough situation? Yoga, charity work or maybe a new hobby?For one Lufkin nurse, the best way to heal her mind and body was to head out on the open road, alone on a motorcycle, to one of her favorite places where she often took her children — the Grand Canyon.
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