HARD TO SWALLOW

Tucking into my homemade chilli con carne, the rich flavours of spice filled my mouth.

‘Like it?’ I asked my husband, John, 46.

Nodding his head with his mouth full, he flashed a smile.

Like every night, I’d spent hours cooking a hearty dinner for the pair of us.

I love doing it so much.

Food is my biggest pleasure in life.

Mexican, chili con carne and curry are my favourites.

It was March 2019, and I was working as a HR director at the time.

I’d had a career as a head chef in the past, but now food was just a passion I enjoyed at home – and eating out.

Spooning in my second mouthful, I winced.

‘My ulcer is worse than I realised,’ I confessed to John.

‘I’ve got a