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‘I’m trying to work towards self-sufficiency’

“It’s never too late to learn new things. I’d worked for 30 odd years in the NHS, but realised it was becoming so samey – I was bored. I thought, ‘What do I do?’ I retired, but after six months, I didn’t like it. Then I came along and it was the best thing that could have happened; an enormous catalyst for change.

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