article_snippet: and I had emergency surgery for a blockage in my intestines that nearly killed me.
article_snippet: I started walking an hour a day, and went back to university to study art and literature, one of the most stimulating and satisfying things I’ve ever done.
article_snippet: All these things I did or discovered because, as a woman in My 50s, I still could.
article_snippet: A Masters degree once I’ve collected my BA later this year.