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Rosemary Nisbet in the arms of her grandma Etty Harris
Rosemary Nisbet in the arms of her grandma Etty Harris

Etty Harris

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When Rosemary Nisbet was about three, her grandma Etty Harris, took to her bed and didn't get up again for nigh on twenty years. Etty was a widow, who'd moved in with Rosemary's mum and dad, and was just 65 when she decided bed was best.

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