Helen lived in Preller Drive, Roosevelt Park, Johannesburg.. Her sister Paula and Helen used to love playing in a huge jacaranda tree in their front yard next to the driveway. Helen loved to read Enid Blytons books. The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. The highlight of her years were when they went on holiday to Champagne Castle in the Drakensburg and down to Durban. Helen loved to swim especially in the sea