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The researcher is left in relation to Dr. Yates to quote: Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, chaff and grain together; knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away. (George Eliot; although some say attributable to Dinah Maria [Mulock] Craik, 1826–1887) To all three supervisors, as a collective, the researcher concludes: I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever oft good turns are shuffled off with such uncurrent pay. (William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night ) The researcher must mention and acknowledge two very senior academics: Professor Kim Usher and Professor Adrian Esterman, who generously gave their time and support early in the study. While they are not members of the supervisory team, their support invaluably contributed to the guidance and ultimate quality of the findings. To both, a stentorian ‘thank you’. Two other individuals require mention and acknowledgement, because of the researcher’s indebtedness for their assistance: Dr. Jennifer Chamberlain-Salaun and Ms. Marnie Hitchins. Mention should also be made of Professor Melanie Birks, Head of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition at James Cook University, who unhesitatingly supported the researcher’s application for a ‘lessened academic workload’ in the second half of 2015. The researcher truly would have struggled to complete this thesis by the submission date;