ABSTRACT
Thiswasthereactionofaladyinher50swhohadjustbookedaplaceona coursetoovercomeherfearofflying.Shehadsteadfastlyrefusedtoapplyfor apassportuntilthistime,asinherwords:'ThatmeantIwasdefinitelyunable togoabroad'.Herdifficultieswerefarmorewidespreadthanjustbeingunable totravelbyair.'Iwasunabletodriveacaruphigherthanthethirdfloorofa multi-storeycarpark.Iwasunabletogodowntheescalatorsinthosemodem shoppingcentres.Ididnotlikelifts,andsoitcontinued.'
