'A Million Strangers Saved My Child's Life'
REAL LIVES20 Jan

'A Million Strangers Saved My Child's Life'

When Ellen De Meyer delivered her baby girl, she was over the moon to give her son a baby sister. But when her daughter Pia was just 3 months old, Ellen noticed that something was wrong with Pia's movement and strength.


Pia was diagnosed with SMA Type 1, which can be life-limiting. There was a medicine that could save her, but it cost over £1.5m.


And what happened next, is enough to restore anyone's faith in humanity.


This is REAL LIVES.


To join the show's Patreon, please see here:

https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast


To follow Pia's journey, here Instagram page is here:

www.instagram.com/@teampia2018


or to connect with Ellen please see here:

https://www.instagram.com/ellendm1986


Ellen wrote a book on her experiences, it is currently only available in Dutch:

https://share.google/Vw1sPTuyHt6ffjUoH


To find out more about the signs and symptoms of SMA Type 1, please see here:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/


'Welcome to Holland' is written by Emily Perl Kingsley and you can find out more about her work here:

https://www.emilyperlkingsley.com/welcome-to-holland


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