The Miracle | The Walkers Ep4

About this episode

Moth, diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, has lived nearly two decades beyond his life expectancy, raising questions about a possible medical miracle.

Moth is suffering from a rare and terminal illness: corticobasal degeneration. Life expectancy rarely extends beyond eight years. But almost two decades after his diagnosis, Moth is still defying the odds. Has he discovered the secret to a medical miracle? Subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to binge listen to the entire series. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website  observer.co.uk   Credits: Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Additional reporting - James Urquhart Producer - Matt Russell Sound design - Rowan Bishop Fact checking - Madeleine Parr Music supervision - Karla Patella Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Chloe Hadjimatheou

Topics covered

• medical miracle
• terminal illness
• corticobasal degeneration
• defying odds
• healthcare
• personal story

Keywords

• Moth
• corticobasal degeneration
• terminal illness
• medical miracle
• health
• life expectancy
• Observer
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Observer, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast

Places: observer.co.uk

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