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I was at the pinnacle of my career one day and the next day I was put out to pasture. I felt like a race horse with a broken leg.

But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.

As a farm girl, even when I was quite young, I had my 'farm chores' - but I had time also to be alone, to explore the fields, woods and creek side. And to read.

Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.

I ran to my marriage, I was happily ready to take on marriage.

I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.

Throughout my life, I happily deferred to family, companions, children.

I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.

There was no last animal I treated. When young farm lads started to help me over the gate into a field or a pigpen, to make sure the old fellow wouldn't fall, I started to consider retiring.