Readers respond: What was the best and worst phase of your life?
We asked our readers what the biggest highs and lows of their lives were, and we were met with many emotional responses.
From wedding days and travelling, to devastating losses, here's what the best and worst phases of your life were.
Pauline Cox - The worst was school days. The best was every other time.
Pam West - The best: my wedding day. The worst: the day my husband died.
Maureen Kirkwood - My best was when I met my darling husband Peter and lived with him. The worse was when I was 49 and Peter died of a heart attack whilst working in Malaysia. He was only 56.
Theresa Hignett - The best was when people said "You can do…". The worst was when they said "You can’t do…", when I knew I could.
Jilly Dal - Having my children was best. Now is worst.
Gail Wilmer - Best part was meeting and marrying my husband. Worst was losing my beautiful Mum & Dad and being diagnosed with cancer, but I fought it and come out the other side stronger than ever so there was good gained from the bad.
Kathleen Farrell - Being a mum is the best and seeing my husband slide into dementia, the worst!
Geoff Hunt - The best part was getting married, raising our four kids then grandkids. The worst part was losing my wife of 45 years to the bloody big C.
Marion Junor - My days with my family. The worst is the world they are inheriting.
Judith Hancock - Best was having my daughters, then 4 gorgeous granddaughters. Worst is Covid.
Jennifer Broomhall-White - Best day was the day I laid eyes on my children’s faces for the first time. Worst day of my life was the day I lost my mother, the one person who truly loved me unconditionally.
Lyn Clarke Evans - Retirement was the best time. My mother dying was the worst time.
Col Robinson - Best my wife and boys, worst coming home from Vietnam.
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