At her family's request, Anne Bolam (née Peterkin), has written a synopsis of her time as a nurse, which is written in this book. She started writing it in 2016 but, due to her husband being seriously ill, picked up the cudgels again and finished the book in 2019, at the age of eighty-one. She is still as active as she can be, but for the time being has given up swimming and different pursuits. She plays the piano in an old folks' home and for the hymns in church when needed. She considers it good exercise for her right hand, which was affected by a stroke. The advice she was given was: do the things you are able to do and forget about what you were able to do in the past. A wonderful piece of advice to try and follow.