Sitting cross-legged on the floor, I closed my eyes and took a deep, relaxing breath.
At 55, I was as fit and healthy as I’d ever been.
I’d run my own exercise classes over the years, I did a bit of yoga here and there, and I worked full-time as a counsellor, too.
My younger daughter Catherine, now 34, was pregnant with my first grandchild – and I really couldn’t wait to be a nan.
While my husband John, now 80, was retired, there was no slowing down for me!
So when I went for a