Talking Point Podcast

Smashing Blindness With local hero Wayne Pugh In this two-part podcast: how hard is it for any terminally ill person to have to admit to their loved ones that they have just four days left to live? For Wayne Pugh, whom at the age of 29 was told his internal organs were failing due to his diabetes - said it was the hardest thing he had ever had to put to his parents. Almost 10 years on – and follow...

Is Prematurity a barrier to a happy life? Meet Martin Rhodes whom - despite being born 12 weeks early and losing his sight post his birth - is living proof that there's still everything to live for.

Against The Odds Motivational Podcast - Surviving Prematurity - Part 2 "What does blindness mean for those born early? In the final part of this two part podcast of Against The Odds: Surviving Prematurity, information technology enthusiast, Martin Rhodes, 38, of Stoke on Trent, reveals for the first time one or two traumatic truths behind his premature birth that left him totally blind and later a...

What does blindness mean for those born early? In this first two part episode of Against The Odds, information technology enthusiast, Martin Rhodes, 38, of Stoke on Trent, shares with me one or two traumatic truths behind his premature birth that left him totally blind and later abandoned by his father just months prior to his seventh birthday. Martin's experience is similar to that of singer and...