The following organisations offer information and support for the topics featured in the programme World's Tallest Man: Looking for Love:
The Pituitary Foundation
Offering information and support to anyone living with pituitary disorders and their relatives, friends and carers.
Helpline: 0845 450 0375 (lines open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm)
Tall Persons Club (UK and Ireland)
Providing information and helping to promoting the interests of tall people.
Child Growth Foundation
Offering information to anyone with a growth problem or suspected growth problem and their families
Gigantism
A description of Gigantism, also known as Pituitary giant or Acromegaly of childhood-onset; prepared by Society for Endocrinology.
You & Your Hormones
An online project offering patients and the general public access to information on endocrine science; from the Society for Endocrinology (http://www.endocrinology.org/)
Contact a Family
Offering support and advice to families whatever condition a child has and putting families in touch with each other. Also includes an online directory of specific conditions and rare disorders.
Helpline: 0808 808 3555 (lines open Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5pm)
Textphone: 0808 808 3556 (lines open Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5pm)
www.ukdpc.net
Founded by disabled people in order to promote equality, participation and rights.
Information on call charges to 08 numbers:
0800 - Free from BT land lines. Other networks may charge and mobile costs will be incurred.
0808 - Free from BT land lines. Other networks may charge and mobile costs will be incurred.
0845 Free with BT land lines call packages, otherwise charged at 2p per minute daytime and weekend,5p per minute evenings. Other networks may charge and mobile costs will be incurred.
0300 - Calls cost standard national rate plus a 13.1p set up charge per call from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will cost considerably more.
0844 - Calls from BT land lines cost up to 5p per minute and 5p per call as part of many BT call packages, otherwise a 13.1p set up charge per call will be incurred. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will cost considerably more.
