I dedicate this book to my wife. You will quickly realise, for the last 39 years, she has both literally and metaphorically, carried me around the world and through my life. Since the moment she found me in a little African hospital in central Kenya at midnight on the 29th of June 1976, she has been my other self. She is my heart and soul and means more to me than I can possibly express.

I would also like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, both our families and all friends for their unerring acceptance of my plight and never once shying away from any support we have needed.