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Radio 4,15 Feb 2011,20 mins

Lee retires her guide dog and Peter gets fit for Comic Relief

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As news of how the NHS treats some of its elderly patients makes headlines we hear from 93 year old Bill Walburn who has concerns about the attitude to his lack of vision from some staff on a recent spell in hospital We hear from Lee Kumuta about the painful process of retiring a much loved and long serving guide dog. And Peter talks about how he's preparing for his trip to the Kaisut Desert in Northern Kenya for this year's Comic Relief - and the difficulties people who are blind or visually impaired face when trying to get fit.

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