Chris Kamara is to entrance a documentary about his Apraxia of Speech (AOS) prognosis.
Chris Kamara is to entrance a documentary about his Apraxia of Speech prognosis
The 64-year-old TV presenter will embark on a private journey in ‘Chris Kamara: Misplaced for Phrases’, which is coming quickly to ITV1, when he seeks to search out out extra concerning the speech sound dysfunction.
Chris – who’s affectionately referred to as Kammy – stated: “This documentary is a really private one for me.
“I’m actually eager to lift consciousness about Apraxia of Speech/ Dyspraxia.
“Little is understood about it which makes the prognosis a lot tougher to navigate.
“Hopefully by sharing my story it should elevate consciousness and in addition assist individuals who may be dwelling with this situation by displaying them that there are methods to handle it and to nonetheless reside a satisfying life.”
‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter and Triple Brew Media’s Ben Shephard – who Chris beforehand co-hosted Sky’s ‘Targets on Sunday’ with – admitted his pal has been a “enormous position mannequin” since his prognosis.
He stated: “This is a crucial story to inform. As a detailed buddy and colleague of Kammy’s, I’ve seen first-hand the challenges that he is been coping with since his prognosis.
“Kammy has all the time been an enormous position mannequin to so many individuals and with this programme we hope to shine a lightweight on AOS, to carry extra consciousness but additionally present hope to those that may be dwelling with Apraxia.
“I am honoured that Kammy has trusted Triple Brew Media to observe his private journey of dwelling with Apraxia of Speech (AOS).”
What’s extra, Chris has additionally advised how he won’t be a part of the subsequent ‘Money within the Attic’ collection.
He’s quoted by the Every day Star’s Sizzling TV column as saying: “There’s a new collection arising, however I’m unsure I’m truly up for doing it.
“It was so nice to do the present, however there was lots of travelling.
“The issue was, I reside in Leeds so I needed to journey all the way down to Folkestone the night time earlier than a recording, then do the present all day after which get house at midnight.
“At the moment I used to be struggling actually unhealthy with my situation. It took masses out of me. I don’t need to find yourself doing one thing like that once more.”
