When Ellen De Meyers 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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If someone we loved is killed by someone else, we rely on detectives in the major crime teams to catch the killer.

In this episode, murder detective Steve Keogh talks us through his career, how he has foiled terrorism plots, caught killers and got justice for than 100 murder victims.

This is REAL LIVES.

To join me on Patreon, please see here:

https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast

To buy Steve's book, see here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Investigation-Team-Steven-Keogh/dp/1789466423

Or check out Steve's website:

https://stevekeogh.com/

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Many of us have different points of view from our spouse, but what happens when your partner becomes a full time conspiracy theorist?

This is exactly what happened to Louise Williamson. And she's here to tell us about her experience.

This is REAL LIVES.

To find out more about Louise's experience and how she started to heal, you can find her wonderful book 'My Husband, The Rabbit Hole and Me - When Marriage Becomes a Cult', here:

https://amzn.eu/d/fGJmc0F

And Louise's website is here:

https://www.louisewilliamsonwriter.com/

If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you:

https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast

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In this deeply personal podcast, Ian Leivers speaks in his own words about the fight that has come to define his life: his campaign to free his wife, Gillian, following the high-profile Greenfeeds trial.

She is currently serving 13 years in prison after 2 men, Nathan Ward and Gavin Rawson, died in a mixing shed that belonged to the Leivers family. Gillian was an account manager at the company.

For more information on the case, see here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-61824263

Ian's Words:

https://www.tiktok.com/@ianleivers

For more podcasts, including 'REAL' and 'Investigating Essex: Dying to be Saved' see here:

https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast

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Lewis Crompton knew he was gay, but the church he was part of told him it was wrong.

So he entered their 'Gay Conversion' therapy programme. In this episode, Lewis describes his experience and how his life looks very different now.

This is REAL LIVES.

if you'd like to support the show, you can do so here by joining Patreon, thank you:

https://www.patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast

To follow Lewis on social media, you can find him here:

https://www.instagram.com/withlewiscrompton

https://www.facebook.com/p/Lewis-Crompton-61567102598294/

For services for any who needs support with their sexuality or identity, see here:

United Kingdom

• Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline — Website: switchboard.lgbt Homepage | Switchboard
• LGBT Foundation — Website: lgbt.foundation LGBT Foundation

Ireland

• LGBT Ireland (National LGBT+ Helpline) — Website: lgbt.ie LGBT Ireland
• BeLonG To Youth Services — Website: belongto.org Belong To - LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland

United States

• The Trevor Project — Website: thetrevorproject.org The Trevor Project
• LGBT National Help Center — Website: lgbthotline.org (peer support hotlines & chat) LGBT Great

Australia

• QLife — Website: qlife.org.au transhelplines
• Minus18 — Website: minus18.org.au Pride Aid

New Zealand

• OutLine Aotearoa — Website: outline.org.nz transhelplines
• RainbowYOUTH — Website: ry.org.nz transhelplines

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Mark Tinsley is the lawyer who stepped into one of the most notorious — and deeply troubling — criminal investigations of recent years: The Murdaugh Family Murders.

Mark meticulously followed the facts and relentlessly pursued justice in one of America's most infamous trials. In today’s episode of Real Lives, Mark opens up about his fight against Alex Murdaugh, getting justice for Mallory Beach, and how he became a household name for true crime consumers everywhere.

If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you:

https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast

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In this episode, we speak to three female PI's who are blowing the stereotype of a 'Private Investigator' right out of the water. These women work on everything from cheating spouses to unsolved murders.

Today's guests are Samantha and Emma from Verity Henton - www.verityhenton.co.uk / https://www.instagram.com/verityhenton/ / https://www.tiktok.com/@verityhenton

And

Ali Marsh from Miss AM Private Investigations - https://missaminvestigations.co.uk/

To buy Ali's book, Private Lies: True Stories From my Life As a Private Investigator - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Private-Lies-True-stories-Investigator/dp/178946840X

To support the show, please see Patreon for extra benefits and content:

https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast

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John Comerford was raised in a home where he felt happy, safe and loved. But when he went to high school, his teacher took those feelings from him.

He was physically and sexually abused by his teacher and it changed his life forever. After he left school, he was left with the emotional scars and deep routed trauma that made him want to take the life of the man who had caused him so much pain. So he loaded a shotgun and made his way school...

In this episode, John tells us his story and how, after his journey of healing, he has helped many other victims of child abuse.

This is REAL LIVES.

To find John's books, see here: https://jjcomerford.com/books

The organisation that helped John is here: www.samsn.org.au

If you need help or support please see these organisations that can help:

https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK)

https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA

https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory or www.samsn.org.au - Sexual Abuse Support Australia 

https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland

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On the 30th of May 2015, Eugene Scardifield's life changed forever. His brother Michael had been murdered in a violent attack.

In this episode, Eugene takes us through Michael's case and guides us through his reality. What does the family of a person lost to homicide do once they receive such devastating news? And how do you begin to live again?

This is REAL LIVES.

To join my Patreon, please find the details here: https://www.patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast

To find Eugene's books, see here:

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Kayley Stead thought she had it all.... a job she loved, a man she adored and now... he'd put a ring on it and she was getting married.

But as she was getting ready on the morning of her wedding, her bridesmaid dropped a bombshell - nobody could find the groom. And what happened next is something most of us would never have predicted.

This is REAL LIVES.

To support the show and become part of a lovely community, you can join my Patreon here, thank you:

https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast

To follow Kayley on social media, you can find her here:

https://www.tiktok.com/@kayleystead?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/kayleystead2206/?hl=en

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