‘I love being a GRANDMOTHER!’

This year, one of our best-loved actors, Alison Steadman, is again raising awareness of the work of the end-of-life charity, Marie Curie. ‘They helped my mum enormously,’ explains Alison, from her home in London, shared with her partner, Michael Elwyn.

‘Many years ago, my mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which was in a very late stage. There was no cure, so she was in the last stage of her life. The Marie Curie hospice made