Detours in a young person’s life can lead to road blocks and unplanned exits that result in difficult challenges and unfulfilled dreams. But they also can lead to opportunity, and even a rewarding road to “enrichment.”
Lance A. Slatton never looked at having to take care of his elderly father as a detour, even if it was a factor in his decision to skip medical school and take another path because he knew in his heart that taking care of his father would lead to taking care of others – and that has always been his ultimate goal.