Tag: Illness

Babs Mason and her son, Lawrence: Image credit - Barbara Mason

“There are only 80 people in the world with her condition”– The Salford parents’ desperate plea for support for their daughter who suffers from a rare condition

Barbara ‘Babs’ Mason, from Irlam, suffers from a rare, life-limiting brain condition known as ‘Iron on the Brain’ (PLA2G6) or […]

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“I was 18, just moved away from home, it was terrifying” – Salford student desperate for diagnosis

A Salford teenager has lived with pain for seven years as doctors struggle to diagnose her condition. Ciara McGeoghan,19, has […]

Image Credit Lucy Webber (student)

“We need to balance an informed public vs. panic” Salford experts on the outbreak of novel coronavirus in the UK

Two cases of the Chinese Novel Coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, leading to speculation regarding the future response […]

Women from Dancing with Dementia. Image taken by James Holt.

“Music is one of the things we’ll never forget” – Salford charity brings rhythm to the hearts of people with dementia

A charity from Swinton aims to bring life and rhythm into the hearts of those living with Dementia. Over 180 […]