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Not lazing but LEARNING

‘It’s enriched my life and broadened my horizons’

Jennifer Young, 52, is founder of Beauty Despite Cancer, and Iives in Cheshire with her husband Martin, 48.

The smell of spices floods my senses as I crush pods and seeds with a pestle and mortar. I glance over at my husband Martin and grin. What a great way to beat the jet lag!

I love travel, but I’m not someone who can sit still by the side of a pool. Luckily Martin isn’t either, and our three children, now in their late teens and 20s, are just the same.

‘I’m not someone who can sit

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