The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.

I am always going to be true to myself.

If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of their treatment and to understand their suffering.

Yes, I do touch. I believe that everyone needs that

I love to hold people's hands when I visit hospitals, even though they are shocked because they haven't experienced anything like it before, but to me it is a normal thing to do.

I remember when I used to sit on hospital beds and hold people?s hands, people used to be shocked because they?d never seen this before. To me it was quite normal.