‘I thought my doctor was crackers!’

Jan Oakes: ‘ When I was told I have early stages of arthritis in my hip six years ago, my y doctor told me to walk more and I thought he was crackers. To my mind it’s wear and tear, and the more I walk the worse it’s going to get. But he was right and I was very wrong. It takes a while sometimes to get going, but once I’m moving it’s no bother at all.’