Life’s too short
EVERLASTING LOVE
Clinking my glass of wine, I smiled: ‘Cheers everyone!’ It was May 2020, and we were enjoying our first BBQ of the year. My youngest kids, AJ, 11, and Geordie, 14, were running around and play-fighting, while my two girls Sophie, 18, and Chloe, 19, were chatting.
Nothing made me feel happier than being at home with my family around me. I loved a noisy, busy house. My eldest Chloe had left home but we got together as often as we could.
Throughout the day, my left shoulder had been bothering me – it felt like a trapped nerve. By the evening, I was feeling quite merry, so I headed off to bed groggy.
I thought to myself, nodding off. Then in the middle of the night, I awoke in serious pain. My liver was
