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Do you donate to crowdfunding medical campaigns?

Do you donate to crowdfunding medical campaigns?  And we speak to the woman whose brother murdered their mother and is now controlling her life from behind bars.

The Daily Mail today has highlighted the story of two families who have different experiences of self-financed private treatment abroad.  According to the BMJ there has been a noteable rise on crowdfunding websites related to health.  More than 540 crowdfunding appeals in the UK have raised £8million since 2012 to send patients for cancer treatments alone.
GoFundMe reports that that number of medical-related campaigns it hosted grew by nearly 30% between 2017 and 2018.  But there have been concerns raised about the evidence behind some of these treatments.
We've all seen the heart rending appeals online to fund medical treatment for individuals when all else has failed.
Do you donate? 

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MAN WHO MURDERED HIS MUM STILL CONTROLS HER ESTATE
In 2014 Ross Taggart brutally killed his own mum at their home in Dunfermline. He was given a life sentence for his crime but, as the executor of her estate, he has repeatedly blocked attempts by his sister to gain access to the house and recover keepsakes.  Lorraine Taggart Bristow tells us why she's campaigning for a change in the law.  Stephen Mullan is from Oracle Law in Clarkston.

ADULT ADHD
Ant McPartlin has revealed he was diagnosed with ADHD after his car accident last year.  What's it like to have ADHD as an adult? Dr. Gillian Hayes is an Adult ADHD Coach who has several ADHD characteristics, Journalist Angela Pinto was diagnosed with ADHD 10 years ago and Tony Lloyd is the CEO of the ADHD Foundation.

CAR SEATS
Norfolk Police say they have spoken to the Duke of Edinburgh after he was pictured driving without a seat belt.  Recent figures suggest that Prince Philip's not alone - one in four car occupants who were killed in crashes in Britain in 2017 weren't wearing one. So why are people still not wearing seat belts?   We speak to Keith Houlistan whose son was killed whilst driving without his seatbelt and Michael McDonnell is the Director of Road Safety Scotland.

FIT IN 5
We catch up with Tom Urie about this week's Fit in 5 and can Couch to 5K Creator Josh Clark persuade producer Amie to get back pounding the pavements?

SICK DAYS 
The latest figures for 2017 show that the average number of sickness absence days that UK workers take has almost halved since 199 - is the sick day on its last legs? Abigail Marks is Professor of work & Employment Studies at Heriot Watt University, Dr Andrew Buist is a GP and Chair of the BMA's Scottish GP committee and Catriona Stewart is a Reporter & Columnist at The Herald & Evening Times.

CAN YOU NAME THE PLACE?
Clue 1: Today's place-name refers to something green.

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