“Having largely lived abroad, I had fixed ideas about what or who would best suit me, and for how long each day. I did not need a carer per se, but rather someone to keep a beady eye on me. I needed a housekeeper and dog helper who adored dogs and I required assistance with a mounting backlog of challenging administrative work.
Lynn firmly had to bring me round to the realities of ‘help’ in London and give me endless tutorials. She was and is extraordinarily kind and stern, caring and tough, and she was determined to locate a person who would fit the ‘challenging’ job requirement I had set her.”