Last year, I created a life story film for quite a remarkable lady. It was great fun. She is a great storyteller with a host of great stories to share, she is also warm and wise, with a huge personality and, as I say, has a way with words. I admire her hugely.

There were quite a few practical challenges along the way on this particular project. Covid delayed us by almost a year, and then finding dates that fitted around her grueling chemotherapy schedule was tricky, but we got there.

We have been in touch intermittently since then. Her health is not what I would call brilliant so I am constantly fearing the worst and so when a note arrives, being brutally honest, it is always something of a relief.

Seeing her name pop up in my inbox this morning was a joy. She is alive and chipper hurrah!  What juicy anecdote has she got for me today?

She lives up to expectations, sharing a typically brilliant article she recently wrote for a prestigious magazine. She tells me how our film helped her to write the piece, I was crucial to the process, she says! My praises are sung to the hilt, and the phrase 'awe-inspiring is used (I read that bit twice).

I swallow all the compliments, ok the flattery, hook, line and sinker, but of course, that's not why she is contacting me, she has found some new photos that she would like incorporated into her life story film, will I possibly do it? Of course, I will.

But to be honest, I haven’t agreed to help because of her great charm, I know that my storytellers and their families have invested both time and money into their projects and I want them to be happy with the end result so of course, I will go back to that project and add the photographs into her life documentary. I would do the same for pretty much any of my storytellers.

If you know someone who might like to share the story of their life on film, do get in touch, or check out how I can help here: thestorykeepers.co.uk/lifestoryvideos