AFTER a lifetime of educating others former Central Coast teacher Margaret is now enjoying the freedom which comes with retirement, and has rediscovered the joy of educating herself.
Retiree Margaret is a keen learner and has become an active member of her local University of the Third Age (U3A) where she attends regular writing classes. She is also an active participant in a local film club, where she loves discussing classic films with other movie lovers.
Excited and engaged in these new experiences, Margaret looked forward to a long and busy retirement.
However when her health took a turn for the worse, Margaret suddenly found herself in hospital, and cut off from the new-found lifestyle which she was enjoying.
"After spending two months in hospital last year I lost the sight in one eye," she says. "I've also got [deep vein thrombosis>[/embedli>
