Hi Dave,
The positive part about the difficult journey, where she was left by her parents, is that she never had to have her feet bound because the missionaries were Christian. In the late 1800s, when she was born, it was fashionable to bind the feet of the baby girls, so that their feet never grew. It was extremely painful during their entire lives. My mom said that in her home in Baltimore, they sometimes had visitors whose feet had been bound, and it was a terrible thing to see, even that many years later.

Thanks so much for listening and sharing your very nice thoughts!
Lisa