family story #23

back in the days when planes
were being hijacked to cuba
recall? – my brother-in-law’s
mother refused to fly because
she was afraid of being hijacked
to cuba eventually she moved to
a nursing home in wisconsin via
family transportation after a bit
she died her body was flown
from madison to ohio for burial
but missed the service because
the plane was hijacked to cuba

This article appears in Oct 5-11, 2017.