Lisa Bennett was halfway through her lunch recently when a piece of chicken became lodged in her throat.
Alone at home, Lisa, who runs a blanket-making business, was soon gasping for breath and started to panic.
She tried retching and leaning over, but the chicken remained stubbornly in place.
‘I could make no noise and get no air. I was terrified,’ says Lisa, 60. ‘I began to feel dizzy and I knew I had probably seconds before I’d hit the floor.’
She feared she would never see her three grown-up sons and eight grandchildren again.
Lisa tried to hit herself on the back, but it
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