Agoraphobia

Victoria Derbyshire's Interviews of the Week by BBC

Apr 30, 201423:13News & Politics

Pat Cooper is 77 and her entire adult life has been blighted by agoraphobia. She hasn't been to her local town Darlington since the 60s and has only managed brief visits to her local corner shop, when supported by her da...

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