Sometimes you have to hit the bottom before you can float to the top.
Waiting for her at one of the red gingham-topped tables is.
Every Thursday Maria walks to her local caf .
But Thursday is her favourite day of all - everything hurts less on a Thursday.
On Wednesday, she visits the laundrette.
On Tuesday, she goes for a blow-dry.
On Monday, she does her weekly shop.
Maria Birch is seventy years old and, for her, every week is the same.
Sometimes you have to hit the bottom before you can float to the top