But in 1995, she suffered a literally crippling setback when she was diagnosed with a severe case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She was unable to walk, could barely talk and was only just able to crawl on hands and knees around her house. She literally thought her life was at an end, but somehow in her deep subconscious the will to overcome CFS existed.

Winning the war against the disease several years later Diana chose to leave the tropics and in late 1999 moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where her life slowed to a gallop.

It was then, Diana revived her 35-year old dream of owning her own Excalibur. A favorite aunt died, but before she died, the aunt told her "If there is anything you really want to do in life, then do it now, don't wait until you think the time is right". She knew exactly what her aunt meant, and after intense research imported a shiny white Excalibur motor-car which was no easy task to achieve.

Diana says she still has a major goal to achieve that is to become an author of several books and 'Wrapping It Up' is number one. But first, she says, there are still a few more chapters of life yet to experience.