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Dystonia: Beatha air Fhiaradh

Tha DK Mac a鈥� Ph矛 ag innse co ris a tha e coltach a bhith be貌 le dystonia. DK MacPhee reveals what it is like to live with dystonia.

Airson faisg air d脿 fhichead bliadhna, tha DK Mac a鈥� Ph矛 air a bhith be貌 le dystonia, a鈥� f脿gail nach urrainn dha a cheann a chuir d矛reach. Cluinnidh sinn mun bhuaidh a tha sin a鈥� toirt air beatha DK bho lath鈥� gu lath鈥� agus an t-str矛 a tha e fhathast ris gus leighis neo faochadh fhaighinn. Mar as motha a tha a cheann air tuiteam gu aon taobh, 鈥檚 ann as motha a tha a bheatha air atharrachadh. Th脿inig air stad a chluich ball-coise c貌mhla ri charaidean grunn bhliadhnaichean air ais ach tha e a dha ionndrainn gu m貌r agus a鈥� miannachadh cluich a-rithist. An tig aige air sin a dh猫anamh?

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?

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 29 Jul 2025 22:00

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Producer Maureen MacLeod
Executive Producer Annie Cheape
Executive Producer Margaret Mary Murray

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