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"I didn't want to go out. I thought people would be talking about me. I suppose I was embarrassed about it. I was still trying to come to terms with it. It changed my outlook. I certainly lost confidence when I was diagnosed and have never fully regained it."

Dystonia:
Beatha air Fhiaradh (2020)

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Dystonia: DK MacPhee

Dystonia: DK MacPhee

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Dystonia: University

Dystonia: University

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Dystonia: Hospital

Dystonia: Hospital

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For almost 40 years, DK MacPhee has lived with dystonia, which leaves him unable to straighten his head. DK gives us an insight into the impact this has on his daily life and his ongoing battle to find treatment or relief. As his condition has deteriorated, with his head falling further to one side, the more his life has been affected. A number of years ago, he had to give up playing football, weekly, with his friends, something which he very much misses and he is determined to try and play again. Will this be possible?

Winner of 2021 'Scottish Gaelic Awards' - Best Gaelic Contribution to Media Award
Nominated for 2022 'Celtic Media Festival' - Single Documentary

 

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