Woman who opted for RV trip over cancer treatment dies at 91

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
FRIDAY HARBOR, WASH -- A Michigan woman who decided to take a cross-country RV trip instead of undergoing cancer treatment has died at the age of 91.



More than 400,000 people have followed Norma Jean Bauerschmidt's journey with her son and daughter-in-law on her "Driving Miss Norma" Facebook page. Her final stop was San Juan Island, Washington, located in the northwest corner of the United States.
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San Juan County Coroner Randall Gaylord says Bauerschmidt died Friday morning.



Bauerschmidt's daughter-in-law writes on the page that she decided to take the trip last year after being told that surgery, radiation and chemotherapy was the likely treatment for tumor.
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She began hospice care after arriving in the San Juan Island town of Friday Harbor in August.



A memorial service is scheduled for Bauerschmidt in Friday Harbor on Friday.
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