'My body may be failing, but my mind is sharp – I’m proud to be a travel advisor'

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 25 years ago at just 36 and in recent years have had fibromyalgia, a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body. I can wake up with extreme stiffness and soreness in my joints, coupled with extreme fatigue. Just walking a few yards can take a huge effort.

From the age of 16, I’d worked full time in corporate offices, but several years ago it became clear that I couldn’t continue. I was having lots of operations, and consultants were telling me to slow down. I went part-time and was put on furlough during the pandemic before being made redundant.

A friend suggested to me that I needed to look at something I could do from home. I’d heard about InteleTravel a year earlier but dismissed it because I was having an operation. However, the timing was right this time.

The low cost of entry was a big draw. I would have been scared to commit thousands of pounds, but here was the opportunity to work from home and run my own business without huge risk.

I threw myself into it and got addicted (and still am) to all the training that InteleTravel offers. For example, the other day I worked late to learn everything I could about Egypt.