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ENDURING LOVE STORY
Kerri-Anne and John, 77 ,
married at Sydney Opera
House in 1984 (right) andCELEBRITY INTERVIEW
it turned out it was actually cheaper
for us to put in a lift and a downstairs
bathroom for John. You simply can’t
underestimate how vitally important
being in our home has been to both
John and I in feeling better. But it’s
something that I’m lobbying the
government about because aged care
isn’t the right place for quadriplegics.
y:^ What do you still enjoy doing?
Kerri-Anne: We love to entertain and
our friends and family have been
incredible, so we entertain at home.
A wine or champagne at 6pm is my
friend! We also love to go out for
brunch or lunch, so now it’s warm
we’ll get out and do that. I still play
a bit of golf – although it’s not liking
me very much at the moment – and
our dog Digger gets a lot of love from
us; he’s our joy.
y:^ Has he been gentle with John
since the accident?
Kerri-Anne: No! I had to hav
with him and tell him he’d
a therapy dog. I took him i
ICU when John was still v
and he was so excited to se
he jumped all over him! I w
worried but it gave John a
y:^ You've battled breast
Are you conscious of stayin
health now, both for yourse
you can always be
there for John?
Kerri-Anne: Yes, I’m
conscious of that
but I’m also so
busy every day that
sometimes exercise
and good eating
isn’t prioritised.
Breast cancer drugs made
me osteopenic – the step
just before an osteoporosis
diagnosis – so for 11 mont
I was weight training twice
a week to build my bone d
but I haven’t been able to e
as much since John’s accide
I can’t leave him on his ow
longer than 15 minutes. A
have crept on, so my goal f
to get back on track.
y:What are you up to work-wise
se days?
i-Anne: I’m in the very lovely
tion of being able to do lots of
erent, interesting things. I love
ng my guest stories for Sunday
ht[on Channel Seven] and I’m
he board of Golf Australia.
course I take writing my Ask
Anything column in Yours very
ously, too. If someone could wave
agic wand and give me my ideal
show, I’d love to do a weekly
rview-based series – preferably
that doesn’t involve getting up
am as my 30 years of morning
often required!
y:What’s something you think the
tralian public would be surprised
earn about you?
i-Anne: While I love my colour and
g, you’ll also find me at home in
aggy pair of trackies and my ugg
ts – but never, ever outside the
se – or because I’m a Queenslander
ve to be barefoot whenever I can,
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