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I Want to Be Normal Again

BBC One
on BBC One London

Fred Roberts and Cyril Hayes both hope that an experimental brain implant, using tissue from an aborted foetus, could pave the way to a cure for Parkinson's Disease - an illness which is slowly wrecking their own and their families' lives.
In 1988 they were among the first 12 volunteers in Britain to undergo this controversial operation.with no guarantee as to the results... This is their story.
Reporter BARBARA MYERS
Director JULIAN HITCHCOCK
BBC Pebble Mill
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Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Roberts
Unknown:
Cyril Hayes
Reporter:
Barbara Myers
Director:
Julian Hitchcock
Source: Radio Times

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