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Lipoedema is a condition thought to affect around 300,000 women in Scotland. It is a genetic disorder where abnormal fat cells lead to a disproportionate accumulation of weight in the middle of the body. It is highly debilitating, impacting not only on a woman鈥檚 appearance and general wellbeing, but on her mobility and state of mind.

Lorna Taggart, from Isle of Skye, has battled lipoedema all her adult life. Broadcaster John McDiarmid is Lorna鈥檚 brother and has been filming with her since early 2019, not long after she was diagnosed. The film charts Lorna's journey from her teens through to today as a full-time teacher and mother of three, still facing a future dictated by a condition that very few understand, and that medical practitioners often fail to identify.

Thathar a鈥� beachdachadh gu bheil lipoedema a toirt buaidh air mu 300,000 boireannach ann an Alba agus tha Lorna Nic an t-Sagairt air a bhith a鈥� str矛 fad a beatha inbheach leis.鈥橲 e staid ginteil a th鈥� ann, far a bheil ceallachan geir neo-脿bhaisteach ann am boireannach ag adhbharachadh gu bheil 矛re mh貌r de chuideam a鈥� cruinneachadh ann am meadhan a bodhaig. Chan e a-mh脿in gu bheil lipoedema a鈥� toirt buaidh air coltas boireannach, tha e cuideachd a鈥� toirt buaidh air a comas gluasad, air a staid inntinn agus air a sl脿inte anns an fharsaingeachd.

Tha an craoladair Iain MacDiarmaid, br脿thair Lorna, air a bhith a鈥� fiolmadh leatha bho tr脿th ann an 2019, goirid an d猫idh dhith faighinn a-mach gur ann le lipoedema a bha i a鈥� fulang. Tha am fiolm a鈥� leantainn turas-beatha Lorna bho bha i na deugaire chun an latha 鈥榥 diugh, 鈥榮 i a-nis na neach-teagaisg l脿n-霉ine agus na m脿thair do thri霉ir de theaghlach. 鈥楽 e gl猫 bheag aig a bheil tuigse air lipoedema agus tha gu le貌r de luchd-meidigeach cuideachd tric a鈥� f脿iligeadh aithneachadh.

In Gaelic with English subtitles