‘I stare at my own reflection, trying to remind myself that I’m not dead.’
Joel never understood why he felt different to other people. A revelation sparks a journey for answers.
‘I stare at my own reflection, trying to remind myself that I’m not dead.’
Joel never understood why he felt different to other people. Then a revelation in India sets him on a journey to find answers.
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: Steve Bond
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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- Tue 1 Feb 202209:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 1 Feb 202221:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 12 Sep 202211:00BBC Radio 4
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Room 5
When a diagnosis changes everything.
