Six new stories from the 'Communities of Health' project with Newham PCT have
been released. These are:

Hope never dies
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As asylum seekers from Kosovo with little English, Eda and her mother face many
difficulties as they try to build a life in London. Trauma and stress threaten
to overwhelm them but eventually Eda learns, with the help of Shpresa and other
friends, that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and hope can overcome
most things.

A light at the end of the tunnel
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Evis is ill and in hospital, faced with a life-threatening condition. She
panics.... and recalls earlier traumas when she was refused asylum and had no
money to live. With the help of community organisations, she is eventually able
to reach the light at the end of the tunnel, and now helps others who were once
like she was.

A knock on the door
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When Lindita arrives in a country where the highest barriers to her health and
welfare are those of language and culture, she suffers from physical and
emotional problems until an Albanian voluntary organisation opens a door in the
walls that hold her back.

How I turned my life around
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When Flora leaves her home and family in Albania hoping for a better life in
England, she is unprepared for the isolation and difficulty of settling in a new
land... until someone tells her about Shpresa.

Never give up
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Flutura escapes the horror of war in Albania only to face the harsh reality of
trying to make a new life in a strange country. Sickness and depression
eventually give way to joy and belonging to a new community.

A journey that saved my life
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Entela is excited when her husband invites her to join him in the UK; she cannot
begin to imagine the perilous journey that awaits her before she can begin a new
life in England.

The stories can be seen at:
http://www.patientvoices.org.uk/newham.htm

Tony