Carol Rowntree biography
I was born in Musselburgh on the East Coast of Scotland, the middle child to Anne and Eddie Doran. My dad was a bricklayer and moved us to Milton Keynes - where he was working at the time - when I was 11. I met my husband Neil there, but he was from the North East, so we moved back to Washington, Tyne and Wear in 1991. We have three daughters; Leeanne 27, Jodie 25 and Ceri 23, and last but not least we have Connor, the baby of the family, who is now 16. We also have three gorgeous grandsons, Ayden 6, Corey 5 and Layton 3.
We are a very close family and still do most things together. I think it’s us being as close as we are that’s been the main factor in getting us all through the horrendous ordeal we have been through since Connor’s accident in May 2009. I don’t think I could have made it without the support of my fabulous girls.
We’re just an ordinary family that has been through and pulled together and come out the other end of what has been an extraordinary experience.
