Seizing the day: Groton mother shows gratitude by embracing life in Groton

January 12, 2021 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 14, 2021 7:50 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

Megan McDuffee of Groton and her son, Burlington, 10 months, in the child backpack carrier, watches from the starting line as her sons, Cormac, 4, front left, Callan, 6, front right, and daughter, Oakley, 2, trailing behind, have a foot race Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, while spending time on the trails at Haley Farm State Park in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Groton — Megan McDuffee of Groton says there is much she is thankful for.

On Wednesday, she brought her children — sons Burlington, 10 months, Cormac, 4, and Callan, 6, and her daughter, Oakley, 2 — to Haley Farm State Park. Yes, the elementary school teacher and Callan and Cormac were on their lunch break from distance learning, and yes, it was a good day to get outside for some fresh air.

But she also wanted to make sure she got out to enjoy the day because it was the anniversary of when, as a teenager, she had emergency surgery for a brain aneurysm.

She says she is thankful for surviving, for her family and for the good life she has had.

From right, Megan McDuffee and her children, Burlington, 10 months, blocked from view in McDuffee's child backpack carrier, Callan, 6, Oakley, 2, and Cormac, 4, of Groton walk a trail Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at Haley Farm State Park in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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