I was a very active person, I loved walking and I've always loved mountains - don't ask me why. But even the merest swelling of the land used to make my heart leap and when I was able to walk among the hills it was wonderful. When I met my husband he was a climber but more of a rock climber and he got me interested in a sport which really gave me a buzz - you know when mind and muscle co-ordinate it is a superb feeling. And that is why when I got Polio, people just didn't think I would survive being in a wheelchair. I got polio when I was 26 but then, with help did manage to run my own home for 20 years. At that point my marriage disintegrated and I made the decision to come to Holehird. You know when you become disabled and know it's for life, you feel terribly guilty that you cannot be the same person your husband married. And you cannot blame anyone for wanting things as they once were. So of course whenIan, my son, was going off to college I didn't want him to think he had to take onany responsibilities