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Kirsty Young: I felt hollowed out by chronic pain
The former Desert Island Discs presenter talks about her fibromyalgia and arthritis
麻豆社 presenter Kirsty Young presented Radio 4鈥檚 Desert Island Discs for 12 years, before stepping down to receive treatment for fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis.
Speaking to Today鈥檚 Emma Barnett, Kirsty Young says her chronic pain made her feel 鈥渋ncapable鈥� and that she 鈥渓ost her sense of self鈥�.
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