Walking through the fields with my husband Alan and our dog Susie, we’d been spending time this way for 40 years.
Marrying in 1983, we’d enjoyed a happy life together – and in early 2020, we were enjoying what we’d hoped would be a long retirement.
On holiday in the Cotswolds, we noticed some swelling on Alan’s legs. He looked very swollen from his knees to his ankles, although hadn’t complained