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‘I wiped my tears away and had to carry on with the party.’
When Serena is given an unexpected diagnosis, she has to make a life-changing decision.
‘I wiped my tears away and had to carry on with the party.’
When Serena is given an unexpected diagnosis, she has to make a life-changing decision.
In Room 5, Helena Merriman interviews people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis.
Written, presented and produced by Helena Merriman
Composer: Jeremy Warmsley
Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: Emma Rippon
Commissioning Editor: Richard Knight
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End song: Miffed by Tom Rosenthal
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Last on
Mon 26 Sep 202211:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Tue 25 Jan 202209:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 25 Jan 202221:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 26 Sep 202211:00BBC Radio 4
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Room 5
When a diagnosis changes everything.

