Steven carroll divorced. it was a long, painful process. and after it was final, carol went to a nearby lake where she called catherine. she was sobbing. and at first when she called me it was like. odell! and then i realize that the sobbing and then whaling on the phone was a mixture of things. absolutely. time for a fresh start. carol had left seat teaching at that time and was on a new passion. painting! heart was flourishing. she went really well with that. and taking up for that. she remained close to her doctors, but she also stayed close to steve. and, in fact. just a few days before that july morning the whole family went to the airport together to see katie off on a study abroad trip to south africa. charlotte was staying with her