article_snippet: It’s up to you,’ a consultant said.
article_snippet: If you want to keep going you can.
article_snippet: I wish a consultant had just told me to stop.
article_snippet: but sometimes you need a professional to step in and say ‘no’.
article_snippet: At last the decision was out my hands; I had medical approval to stop.
article_snippet: All I wanted to hear from an expert was that it was OK to stop.