Beryl Carr eyes an elderly lady walking unsteadily down the hospital corridor, sporting a big patch across one eye. She makes to rise to her feet when the lady stumbles, but thankfully crisis is averted.
“That was me just a fortnight ago,” she nods, over tea in a Tigger mug.
Turns out Beryl has only just recovered from a cataract operation, but here she is, volunteering at the Friends’ Cafe in Ealing Hospital, London, as she does for four hours every week.
