Applying my make-up, I peered at my face in the mirror.
Is that a pimple? I wondered, inspecting the small blemish in the crease of the left side of my nose. I’ve always had clear skin so, aged 42, I thought it was strange to suddenly have a pimple pop up.
Covering the blemish with foundation, I bundled my kids, Brodie, then 11, and Holly, eight, into the car. After dropping off the kids at school, I went on to my work as a primary school teacher.
But over the next few
