A retired Scottish teacher has said playing bridge helped her rebuild her life and memory after a stroke led to her being placed under a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) notice.
Alice Cowieson, from Dairsie, near Cupar, Fife, is speaking out as part of a Scottish Bridge campaign to encourage more people to try the card game.
The 75-year-old former primary school drama teacher suffered a stroke and respiratory arrest after being diagnosed with vasculitis last summer.
