I’m overcome with a sense of relief – at last – the hour has arrived when I can roll myself (literally!) out of bed and get ready for the day. Night hours seem so long – so unrelenting – as I toss and turn, every pain filled moment causing me to fluctuate between a longing…

Never would I have even imagined that such an event would occur in my life, never mind occur on most successive days during the dark Autumnal mornings. It begins as I creep downstairs feeling my way, not wanting to turn on even the feeblest light, afraid that I might disturb these fantastic creatures and alert…