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When Sue Dawson lost her partner of 50 years, she thought the future they’d planned together had vanished forever. Instead, through grief, she found unexpected strength – and a whole new way of living

My husband turned 50 last month and, in between all of the ribbing I have been giving him about it (all light-hearted, of course), I told him that I have decided something. This year, when it comes to

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The 2500m Col de Susanfe, on the Alpine ...

I’d been married to Peter for 30 years and we were so happy. So why was I about to pack my bags and leave?