In 1999, Mike Sexton’s adoptive parents had died, and he thought it was time to seek out his birth mother. He encountered in Maureen Laws an independent, well-educated, well-travelled woman with a great many threads to her life: a pioneering nurse, who broke new ground for many in her profession; a devoted Roman Catholic, who gave much of her time and energy to her church; and a lifelong animal lover, who cared as much for the inmates of the Cats Protection League shelter as she did for her patients. Continue reading