Catherine Leyden: 'My lungs are banjaxed. I was smoking up to 60 a day, I couldn't go to bed at night unless I'd cigarettes beside me'

from Independent 4 months ago

Catherine Leyden, known as The Odlums Lady, reflects on her upbringing as the eldest of ten, taking on a caretaker role after her mother passed.
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Despite moving around due to her father's engineering job, Catherine believes that her varied school experiences did not harm her development.
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Catherine Leyden: 'My lungs are banjaxed. I was smoking up to 60 a day, I couldn't go to bed at night unless I'd cigarettes beside me'
Catherine Leyden: 'My lungs are banjaxed. I was smoking up to 60 a day, I couldn't go to bed at night unless I'd cigarettes beside me'
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