In true Ellen fashion she huffed and puffed because I had come all the way down here.

She was my gran, and I wanted to make sure she was okay.

“George told you to stay home Leah”.

I fought the urge to roll my eyes. If she caught me, l’d get an earful. But I wasn’t going to stay home when she was lying in hospital.

“I wanted to make sure you were okay. I knew something was up when we came for dinner and the house was in darkness”.

“Oh, shoot”. She made a face. “I forgot to ...