Lift your spirits

I trusted my grandad like all kids would – but he lured me into a false pretence to take my childhood away…

ROSE CULLEN sat in her office, tapping pen on pad as she surveyed the list she’d made. Things to be grateful for: My own teeth, no health issues, Dad is keeping well. It was a bit sparse, admittedly.

After popping out three babies, my hubby told me that was enough. But I just couldn’t stop.

I’d given up looking for ‘the one’ but she found me against the odds Guy WIlson, 49, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Leading me inside the hotel, my heart was ...

Merrie couldn’t find her husband anywhere. The day before Christmas Eve was always busy and at 9.30am she’d expect to find him in the warehouse, checking on packing and loading and last-minute orders.