When Doug Lindsay was at college, he got ill very suddenly. It was the same mystery illness his mother and aunt had suffered from for most of their lives. Doctors were baffled. Doug had to drop out of college and was bedridden for years. He decided to take matters into his own hands and work out what was wrong with him. In search of a cure, Doug eventually persuaded doctors to perform a surgery which had never been done on humans before. He spoke to Outlook’s Jo Fidgen.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen

Producer: Asya Fouks

Picture: Doug Lindsay

Credit: courtesy of Doug Lindsay