Sydney-born Donna Gallagher decided at an early age that life needed be tackled head on. Leaving home at fifteen, she supported herself through her teen years. In her twenties she married a professional sportsman, her love of sport especially rugby league probably overriding her good sense. The seven year marriage was an adventure. There were the emotional ups and downs of having a husband with a public profile in a sometimes glamorous but always high pressure field. There were always interesting characters to meet and observe, and even the opportunity to live for a time in the UK. Eventually