My Date with Destiny is a compilation of personal memories from my time as a nurse including years as a lecturer in clinical hypnotherapy; an air hostess during the "golden years" of flying; periods writing, producing and acting in musicals and pantomimes and life in the Yorkshire Dales after retirement. My dream was always to be an air hostess but, before taking it up, I yielded to pressure from my mother to secure a future in a recognised profession. After taking a Cordon Bleu course in cooking, I studied and qualified as a nurse attached to Charing Cross Hospital in London. A selection of...