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Alison Lapper says late son Parys was bullied over her disability
Artist who posed for Marc Quinn’s Trafalgar Square statue talks of son’s depression The artist Alison Lapper has said her late son was taunted by other children at school because of her disability.Parys Lapper, 19, was found in a hotel in Worthing, West Sussex, last month after he died from... -
Helping a nine-year-old recover from an eating disorder - podcast
We hear about the importance of early intervention in rare cases of pre-teen eating disorders. Plus, calls to ban hands-free phone use while drivingMaggie and her husband James have four daughters. While their oldest, Hattie, was still at primary school, she began severely restricting the amount she ate and exercising...