I loved doing my award I obtained my bronze and never received my silver but learned a great deal about myself and how important it was learning from others. I loved volunteering each Saturday for 1 year in Westlands Home, Cookstown caring for elderly residents, helping them in many ways and listening to their life stories. It explored for me if I wanted to do nursing specialising in geriatrics. But instead, as the trouble commenced in the north I was directed more to university education and into the role of volunteering and community development working on social initiatives. Endeavouring to help people play a more important role in society and challenging perceptions and behaviour of others. I worked tirelessly with my own Protestant community and then doing cross community work and peace building in community relations. In a way the impact of my brothers death as an innocent victim of the troubles motivated me to work for a better stable life for everyone. My career was not without threats, stress and many challenges, but I was determined to make life better for my family and grandchildren. The Duke of Edinburgh scheme taught me to have strength endurance and stick ability not to give up. From all life experiences we learn from positive and negative. I never got thanked, or acknowledged for my capital investments into many community buildings,groups bringing in millions but i had my strong faith and I knew God was my strength. It's so sad now that Prince Philip has died and yet his childhood experiences formed this fantastic scheme for many people. He never got real proper recognition but was such a loving husband to the Queen and his family, I always loved his sense of humour. I am grieving for the Queen and it's like the death of my own father....but he played an important role in my life and probably never knew it ....he is now in heavenly love abiding ...I go to prepare a place for you that where I go there you maybe also .....rest in peace jxxx