HAIR RAISING

Watching as my partner Damien, now 37, laughed with my parents Ken, now 55, and Hayley, now 51, my heart felt warm and fuzzy.

Damien and I had been happily together for several years by this point, in 2016.

I’d been blessed with the most incredible parents, and they’ve always loved Damien.

My parents have always been fit and active, especially my dad, as he worked as a steel erector by trade.

But, over the Christmas period, we worried as my dad’s health began to deteriorate.

‘With your work, it’s likely your back pain is because of an injury,’