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A' Strì ri MS

31/12/2017

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Frances O'Connell travels to Mexico for potentially life-changing MS treatment.

Documentary following MS sufferer Frances O'Connell as she travels to Mexico for potentially life-changing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Fad còrr is fichead bliadhna bha Frances O' Connell a' fulang le multiple sclerosis, bochdainn a bha sìor fhàgail a beatha nas duilghe. Ach ann an 2016 chualas mu dheidhinn ioc-shlàint ùr - agus son a chiad uair riamh, smaoinich Frances gun dòcha gu robh leigheas ann dhi. Tha am prògram seo ga leantail agus i a' toirt aghaidh air a' bhochdainn, a' dol gu Mexico airson ioc-shlàint san tèid bun-cheallan fala a chur na bodhaig: cunnartach, ach 's dòcha le deagh bhuaidh air a beatha.

Bhathar bliadhna a' dèanamh a'phrògram, a' gabhail ceum thar cheum cuide ri Frances air a turus: a' chiad char a' cruinneachadh an airgid, an iocadh a bha cho trom oirre ann am Mexico, agus an t-slighe fhada dhoirbh gu slàinte nas fheàrr. Nuair a thòisich i air strì airson leigheas, bha Frances a' dèanamh dealbh dhi fhèin a' cluich le na h-oghaichean sa phàirc: an toir ioc-shlàint nan ceallan dhi rùn a cridhe?

For over 20 years Frances O'Connell has suffered from multiple sclerosis - a condition that has gradually eroded her quality of life. But in early 2016, a pioneering new treatment for MS hit the headlines - and, for the first time, Frances dared to dream that a cure might be within her reach.

This documentary follows Frances as she tackles the disease head on, travelling to Mexico for the hugely dangerous but potentially life-changing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Filmed over a year, the programme joins Frances through her emotional journey - from the early fundraising campaigns, the intensive treatment in Mexico and the long and difficult road to recovery. When she embarked on her fight for a cure, Frances' dream was to play in the park with her beloved granddaughters again. Will HSCT enable her to fulfil her dream?

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