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One afternoon, Helena Merriman walked into a doctor's surgery and was given a shock diagnosis. In Room 5, she interviews people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis.

What happens when a diagnosis changes everything? One afternoon, Helena Merriman walked into a doctor's surgery and was given a shock diagnosis. In this series, she interviews people who – like her-were changed by a diagnosis. Told through an immersive sound design, this intimate series shines a light on misunderstood conditions, asking how we cope when our bodies and our minds no longer behave as we want them to.

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8. Hannah

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On being one in a million. 

Hannah’s aged five, playing with the toys in a hospital waiting room. She’s been here before, been in and out of hospital since she was a baby. But today, she’s about to discover what’s been going wrong with her body. A diagnosis that doctors will tell her makes her one in a million. Hannah’s life becomes one huge experiment, a constant weighing of odds. Until, in her early 20s, the odds change. And she takes part in a clinical trial that changes everything.

In Room 5, Helena Merriman shares stories of real-life medical mysteries, interviewing people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis. 
 
Written, presented and produced by Helena Merriman
Composer: Jeremy Warmsley 
Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
 
Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples 
Researcher: May Cameron 
Editor: Emma Rippon 
 
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End song: Miffed by Tom Rosenthal

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More stories where a diagnosis changes everything.

One afternoon, Helena Merriman walked into a doctor's surgery and was given a shock diagnosis. Here, she interviews more people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis.

What happens when a diagnosis changes everything? One afternoon, Helena Merriman walked int o a doctor's surgery and was given a shock diagnosis. In this second series, she interviews more people who - like her - were changed by a diagnosis. Told through an immersive sound design, this intimate series continues to shine a light on misunderstood conditions, asking how we cope when our bodies and our minds no longer behave as we want them to.

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