Description
When Paul Rucklidge-Smith's mother Dot started to experience mental health issues in later life, he did everything he could to keep his mother safe.
Dot was living with manic depression and dementia, and after several stays in mental health units across Essex, she was put into in a hospital where she started to decline further. She told Paul that she thought she would die if he didn't get her out of there. And tragically, she was right.
This is Dot's story, told by her son Paul.
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https://lampardinquiry.org.uk/
Please note this episode includes both references to sexual assault, self-harm and suicide. If you need support, please see the links below to organisations that can help:
https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support
https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK
https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans
https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA
https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia
https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland
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Naomi produces a weekly true crime podcast called 'Real', as well as other multipart deep dives including:
'His Name Was Stuart Lubbock'
'Her Name Was Claudia Lawrence'
'Through The Wall: The Case Against Luke Mitchell'
'What Happened To Charlene Downes?'
'Who Killed Billie-Jo?'
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