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Barbara Louise Clouse returned to on June 20th for the first time since her daughter’s death three years ago.Ìý Diagnosed with primary liver cancer when she was 23,Ìý Clouse’s daughter , Michelle spent the next two years at The Children’s Inn while her parents took turns at her side.

“I was a stranger from Oklahoma, scared to death and trying to be strong for my daughter, ” said Clouse of Muskogee, Okla. “You walk in that door, you’re family.”Ìý Since Michelle passed away in 2009, Clouse has written a book,Ìý “The Healing Lodge,” inspired by her time at the Inn.