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Inside Lives

INSPIRATIONAL...

There are stories all around us, and everyone has one to tell.
Here at the Inside Lives Project you've been coming in to our recording studios and telling us your stories of inspirational moments and times


	Living With Epilepsy People often misunderstand what's going on for John Bostock			From Beached Whale to Pacific Porpoise Shelagh's story is about something scary - learning to swim!

	A Change In My Life When he was working in Nigeria many years ago Tom endured a terrifying ordeal.			A Goal I Never Thought Possible Hilda found out she had rheumatoid arthritis when she she was just 24 years old.

	Stars In My Eyes When Becky was given the chance to be someone else for the day... she jumped at it!			Road To Recovery More has happened in the last four years of Gary's life than did in the first 31.

	Long Way Home Tony decided to learn to read and write at the age of 60!			Sarcha's Story Sarcha is the first person with special needs to get a black belt in Tae Kwando.

	I'll Do It Again Helen was involved in a serious accident. This meant she had to learn many basic skills again from scratch.			Not Always Serious Jill says she has no complaint about her 'rape victim' tag. She says laughter is not always inappropriate.

	Learn To Speak Again George's voice sounds a bit different from those you usually hear, he tells how a laryngectomy affected him.			The Price of a Life A holiday to Africa 13 years ago dramatically changed Mae Winterton's life.

	A Lucky Man Chris realised that even though he has Parkinson's Disease, he is still a lucky man...			Tammy David's daily encounters with disabled passenger, Tammy, always brightens up his day.


	Penny Eric's thoughtfulness helped transform the life of a child with severe disabilities			Best Days of Your Life When redundancy struck Dave decided he wanted a career not just a job.

	Just Take Your Trousers Off Eileen's lighthearted tale of visits to hospital for veins treatment			The Willie Gush Life changed dramatically for Willie when he was made redundant a few years ago

	My Beginning Jo has spent most of her life illiterate and fearful, now every new day is full of opportunities.			Choice Dave spent six years addicted to drugs. Friends' deaths provoked him into turning his life around.


	Law To Lambswool Six months isn't a long time, though it could change the life of a restless young man forever.			The Silent Bully For Gary school was hell. He had to contend with bullies, and had to come to terms with his dyslexia...


	My Grandmother We all have people in our life that form the way we are...for Kathleen it was her grandmother			Nice To See You Andrew is back, but not sure where he's been. After a troubled adult life he feels he's finally in the real world.


	Yellow Rose Carmel loved her late mother very much and she associates her with a particular kind of rose			Jar Of Buttons You can pick up all kinds of things at a car boot sale.


	Flashback Some years go, Andy visited Goma, to help with the Rwandan crisis.			The Berlin Wall John was in the army in 1961, and found himself in West Germany


	Teaching English Kathy was very nervous when she began teaching Kosovan refugees.

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