Tanwen Lloyd Taith Fawr y Dyn Bach


Tanwen Lloyd

Similar Content

Browse content similar to Tanwen Lloyd. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

-Subtitles

0:00:000:00:00

-Subtitles

-

-Subtitles

0:00:000:00:01

-I'm James Lusted.

0:00:020:00:04

-I'm 26 and I have Diastrophic

-Dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism.

0:00:040:00:09

-I live at home with my parents

-and brother Phil.

0:00:090:00:13

-Phil has the same condition.

0:00:130:00:15

-I don't allow my disability

-to hold me back.

0:00:150:00:19

-In fact, I hate the word disabled.

0:00:190:00:21

-In this series, I'll travel Wales

-to meet other disabled people...

0:00:210:00:26

-..to experience life

-through their eyes.

0:00:270:00:30

-Subtitles

0:00:320:00:34

-It's great to have another chance

-to travel around Wales...

0:00:350:00:39

-..to meet people who are disabled

-or have other conditions.

0:00:400:00:44

-The last journey

-was exciting and fun...

0:00:450:00:48

-..though emotional at times.

0:00:480:00:50

-I'm sure this journey

-will be just as memorable.

0:00:510:00:54

-My life has changed

-since the last series.

0:00:540:00:57

-I've met my girlfriend, Chloe.

0:00:580:01:00

-We're shopping in Chester.

0:01:010:01:04

-Where shall we go for lunch?

0:01:040:01:07

-I don't know. Shame there's not

-a Nando's around here!

0:01:070:01:11

-No. It would be good to go there.

0:01:110:01:14

-I'll never forget when we walked in

-and she said, "Table for two."

0:01:140:01:18

-We got a menu for you

-and a colouring book for me!

0:01:190:01:22

-Chloe and I often go shopping.

0:01:230:01:26

-We've been together for months.

0:01:270:01:29

-It's both interesting and amusing...

0:01:300:01:32

-..to see the reaction

-of children and adults.

0:01:320:01:37

-We have fun and a laugh about it.

0:01:380:01:40

-Chloe understands that I'm

-different, that we're different.

0:01:410:01:46

-She is well aware of that.

0:01:460:01:49

-We've discussed it

-in depth as a couple.

0:01:500:01:53

-It doesn't make any difference to

-us. We enjoy each other's company.

0:01:540:01:59

-I'm looking forward

-to the future with her.

0:01:590:02:03

-After a good day's shopping in

-Chester, it's time to head for home.

0:02:040:02:09

-There's another busy day

-ahead for me tomorrow.

0:02:090:02:13

-I'm meeting a remarkable family

-in Caernarfon.

0:02:130:02:17

-Tanwen Lloyd's support worker

-visits every day.

0:02:210:02:24

-Tanwen has a learning disability

-and epilepsy.

0:02:240:02:28

-Mandy helps to get her

-daughter ready for school.

0:02:280:02:32

-Hiya, Mandy.

0:02:330:02:34

-Good morning. Are you OK?

0:02:350:02:35

-Good morning. Are you OK?

-

-Yes, thanks.

0:02:350:02:37

-Is Sara up?

0:02:370:02:39

-Sara!

0:02:390:02:40

-Sara!

-

-Yes?

0:02:400:02:41

-Hurry up and get dressed.

0:02:420:02:44

-Do you want the dog to go out?

0:03:010:03:04

-Go out, Tomos. There's a good boy.

0:03:040:03:07

-To enable Tanwen and Sara to live

-as independently as possible...

0:03:070:03:11

-..a support worker

-helps with daily chores.

0:03:120:03:14

-Tanwen's learning disability

-and epilepsy...

0:03:150:03:19

-..mean certain tasks are hard to do.

0:03:190:03:21

-Mandy has been coming here

-for seven or eight years.

0:03:220:03:26

-Mandy and I are childhood friends.

0:03:280:03:31

-We have a good relationship.

-I know the family too.

0:03:310:03:35

-She's more like a friend

-than a support worker.

0:03:350:03:39

-Has the toast gone in?

0:03:390:03:41

-It's in the toaster. OK?

0:03:410:03:44

-You don't want Sara to be late.

0:03:450:03:46

-You don't want Sara to be late.

-

-No.

0:03:460:03:47

-We share secrets.

0:03:480:03:50

-We chat as best friends do.

0:03:500:03:55

-Hello, Mandy.

0:03:550:03:57

-Can you pass the tablets,

-please, Mandy?

0:03:570:04:00

-We're friends.

0:04:010:04:03

-I'm more like Sara's aunt.

0:04:030:04:05

-They're used to having people here.

0:04:050:04:08

-That's good for Sara.

0:04:080:04:11

-She accepts that her mother

-needs our support.

0:04:110:04:14

-She's happy to see me,

-wherever I am. She's like that.

0:04:150:04:20

-She's affectionate.

0:04:200:04:22

-They have a close

-mother and daughter relationship.

0:04:220:04:26

-Do you want Mam to cut it?

0:04:260:04:27

-Do you want Mam to cut it?

-

-Please.

0:04:270:04:28

-I'm a single mother. I look after

-Sara and she looks after me.

0:04:290:04:33

-We watch out for each other,

-like a team.

0:04:340:04:38

-We try to be as normal as possible.

0:04:390:04:42

-Tanwen has a dispenser

-for her morning and evening tablets.

0:04:430:04:48

-Her condition affects her memory.

0:04:490:04:51

-BUZZER

0:04:520:04:53

-Take your tablets!

0:04:530:04:56

-Tanwen has assistive technology

-in her home.

0:04:590:05:02

-A Telecare system connects directly

-to the community support line.

0:05:020:05:08

-It was designed for people

-who have a memory impairment.

0:05:080:05:12

-Sorry to disturb you, Mrs Lloyd.

-Are you OK?

0:05:140:05:17

-I've just taken my tablets.

0:05:170:05:20

-Thank you. Ta-ta.

0:05:200:05:22

-Ta-ra.

0:05:230:05:24

-Sara Lois,

-these curls can be annoying!

0:05:280:05:31

-I'm taller than you!

0:05:320:05:34

-I'm taller than you!

-

-You don't say.

0:05:340:05:35

-Bag.

0:05:370:05:38

-If I remember rightly, your phone

-is next to your school uniform.

0:05:420:05:47

-I don't need it.

0:05:480:05:49

-I don't need it.

-

-OK.

0:05:490:05:51

-Let me just fix your collar.

-Off to school!

0:05:510:05:55

-Thank you, Mam. Have a good day.

0:05:550:05:57

-Sara has more responsibilities

-than most thirteen-year-olds.

0:05:570:06:02

-Mandy takes over

-as soon as she's left for school.

0:06:020:06:06

-Mandy's taking Tanwen

-grocery shopping today.

0:06:090:06:12

-But first, they check the food

-sell-by date...

0:06:130:06:16

-..to see what can be thrown out

-and what needs to be bought.

0:06:170:06:22

-This has to be eaten today.

0:06:230:06:25

-You could have it for tea

-with a jacket potato.

0:06:250:06:28

-The bacon has to be used

-before Wednesday.

0:06:290:06:33

-The fridge is quite bare.

0:06:330:06:35

-We'd better get some stuff.

0:06:350:06:37

-Mandy is a great help

-with the food shopping.

0:06:380:06:41

-There's no telling

-what Tanwen would buy!

0:06:410:06:44

-If we don't go together...

0:06:450:06:48

-..she can't see what to buy.

0:06:480:06:50

-She'd buy crisps and pop.

-She doesn't think about food.

0:06:500:06:54

-It's not that she doesn't want

-to buy it, she doesn't realize.

0:06:540:06:58

-If Sara has tea with relatives...

0:06:590:07:01

-..Tanwen doesn't consider

-that she needs food for herself.

0:07:020:07:06

-Do you want any fruit?

0:07:060:07:08

-Apples and maybe pears?

0:07:090:07:11

-Yes.

0:07:120:07:13

-How about swede mash?

0:07:130:07:15

-What shall I have?

0:07:160:07:18

-I don't know what I'd do

-without Mandy's help.

0:07:190:07:22

-I'd buy junk, I guess.

0:07:230:07:25

-On the top shelf.

0:07:260:07:27

-OK. I wish I wasn't so short!

0:07:270:07:30

-Can you reach it?

0:07:300:07:32

-She helps me to check the dates...

0:07:320:07:36

-..to make sure the food I buy lasts.

0:07:360:07:39

-The 26th.

0:07:400:07:42

-She's a great help and gives me

-confidence to go shopping.

0:07:440:07:48

-I think it's a good idea...

0:07:500:07:54

-..to have someone I know with me.

0:07:540:07:57

-I'd be nervous if I was on my own.

0:07:570:08:00

-That's what it says there.

0:08:000:08:03

-"Helps protect

-for more healthy hair and scalp."

0:08:030:08:09

-Thank you.

0:08:150:08:16

-Let's load the car.

0:08:220:08:24

-They can put the shopping away...

0:08:250:08:27

-..while I'm on my way to Caernarfon

-to meet Gwyneth, Tanwen's mother.

0:08:280:08:33

-When did you notice

-that Tanwen was different?

0:08:480:08:52

-I didn't notice anything...

0:08:520:08:54

-..until the day

-she had her first seizure.

0:08:550:08:59

-We took her to the doctor.

0:08:590:09:01

-She was referred

-to Ysbyty Gwynedd for tests.

0:09:020:09:06

-It was confirmed she was epileptic.

0:09:070:09:11

-When was

-the learning disability diagnosed?

0:09:110:09:16

-Around the time

-she began to have fits...

0:09:160:09:21

-..at the age of eleven.

0:09:210:09:23

-Before she began to have fits...

0:09:230:09:27

-..she was incredibly bubbly...

0:09:270:09:31

-..all the time.

0:09:310:09:33

-She was like any other teenager.

0:09:350:09:38

-When Tanwen was pregnant...

0:09:390:09:41

-..did you worry how she'd cope?

0:09:410:09:45

-I was concerned

-that Sara might be epileptic...

0:09:450:09:51

-..and how it could affect her.

0:09:520:09:54

-But I was fully aware that

-support and assistance is available.

0:09:540:09:59

-We're there for her too...

0:09:590:10:02

-..and her mother-in-law.

0:10:020:10:05

-How has Tanwen coped

-with bringing up Sara?

0:10:050:10:09

-She has done an excellent job.

0:10:100:10:13

-She's succeeded.

0:10:130:10:15

-We're in the background...

0:10:150:10:18

-..but she doesn't want us

-to interfere too much.

0:10:180:10:21

-She's coped very well.

0:10:210:10:24

-.

0:10:250:10:26

-Subtitles

0:10:290:10:29

-Subtitles

-

-Subtitles

0:10:290:10:31

-When I was in Chester

-with my girlfriend, Chloe...

0:10:330:10:37

-..I bought a new shirt.

0:10:370:10:40

-Before I can wear it, Nain

-will alter it to fit me properly.

0:10:400:10:44

-That's nice.

-Nice and bright for summer.

0:10:450:10:49

-I need it shortening on the bottom.

0:10:490:10:52

-I need it shortening on the bottom.

-

-Do you want to try it on?

0:10:520:10:54

-It'll probably

-look like a dress on me!

0:10:550:10:58

-Not for long.

0:10:580:11:00

-Unlike most people,

-I can't wear clothes off the peg.

0:11:010:11:06

-Nain has always altered clothes

-for me and my brother Phil.

0:11:060:11:11

-I don't know

-what I'd do without her.

0:11:110:11:14

-Does Chloe sew?

0:11:140:11:16

-I don't think so.

-I don't think she does, no.

0:11:170:11:20

-She'll have to learn!

0:11:200:11:21

-She'll have to learn!

-

-She will.

0:11:210:11:23

-I'll pass the baton on to her.

0:11:230:11:24

-I'll pass the baton on to her.

-

-You'll have to teach her.

0:11:240:11:27

-I'll let Nain get on with my shirt.

0:11:290:11:32

-It's time to meet Tanwen.

0:11:320:11:36

-I wondered how she coped...

0:11:420:11:44

-..when the epilepsy and

-learning disability were diagnosed.

0:11:450:11:50

-Hi, James. Come in.

0:11:510:11:52

-Hi, James. Come in.

-

-Thank you.

0:11:520:11:54

-Due to the epilepsy,

-they knew something would happen.

0:11:560:12:02

-It resulted in learning disability.

0:12:020:12:04

-Epilepsy slows down the brain.

0:12:050:12:07

-I couldn't catch up...

0:12:070:12:09

-..as well as the other children.

0:12:100:12:15

-Has the learning disability

-prevented you from doing anything?

0:12:150:12:20

-I was terribly nervous

-when I was younger.

0:12:200:12:24

-It stopped me from doing

-a lot of things I wanted to do.

0:12:260:12:31

-It was a shame, but I had to accept

-I couldn't do those things.

0:12:320:12:38

-Despite all of this...

0:12:400:12:41

-..Tanwen realized her dream

-of a wedding and having a child.

0:12:420:12:46

-I had always wanted a child, always.

0:12:460:12:49

-I never thought

-I'd actually have a child...

0:12:500:12:54

-..because of my learning disability

-and epilepsy.

0:12:540:13:00

-Were people concerned

-how you'd cope with raising Sara?

0:13:000:13:05

-I was worried in the beginning...

0:13:050:13:08

-..whether or not

-I'd be allowed to keep Sara.

0:13:100:13:13

-I was lucky.

0:13:130:13:16

-I had my family around to help me...

0:13:170:13:21

-..to understand

-how to raise a child...

0:13:210:13:27

-..how to feed her

-and give her a happy life.

0:13:270:13:32

-All those concerns.

0:13:320:13:34

-I never thought I'd lose Sara...

0:13:340:13:39

-..because I have

-my family behind me.

0:13:390:13:43

-It wasn't an easy pregnancy.

0:13:440:13:47

-Unfortunately,

-the baby came sooner than expected.

0:13:470:13:51

-Sara was born ten weeks prematurely.

0:13:520:13:55

-She was so tiny.

0:13:550:13:57

-She was put in an incubator.

0:13:570:14:00

-I was scared of putting

-my hands in the incubator.

0:14:010:14:04

-All I could see

-were bones and thin, thin skin.

0:14:050:14:08

-It was horrible, honest.

0:14:080:14:10

-But I feel quite lucky.

0:14:110:14:13

-Some premature babies don't survive.

0:14:150:14:18

-I'm happy that she's here.

0:14:200:14:23

-Without Sara,

-I don't know where I'd be.

0:14:240:14:28

-Tanwen faced another dramatic change

-when Sara was only five.

0:14:280:14:33

-Her husband, Dylan, died suddenly.

0:14:330:14:36

-How did you cope through that?

0:14:390:14:42

-The first year was hard.

-Sara was young.

0:14:430:14:46

-Sara didn't know what was happening.

0:14:470:14:50

-I felt I was all alone.

0:14:510:14:53

-He always came with me

-wherever I went.

0:14:540:14:57

-He'd come shopping with me.

0:14:570:14:59

-There was no way

-I'd leave the house without him.

0:14:590:15:03

-Thanks to Sara, my confidence grew

-and I began to go out.

0:15:040:15:09

-She's constantly encouraging me

-to go out.

0:15:090:15:12

-"You have to do it, Mam,"

-she says.

0:15:120:15:15

-"There's no point staying in

-the house."

0:15:160:15:19

-You and Sara Lois make a good team.

0:15:190:15:23

-Yes. We do everything together.

0:15:240:15:26

-I hope I don't put

-too much pressure on her.

0:15:270:15:32

-She's only thirteen years old.

0:15:320:15:35

-Girls that age

-should be out having fun.

0:15:360:15:40

-It's what teenagers do.

0:15:410:15:43

-Mam and I have a cuppa together.

0:15:470:15:52

-I make sure Mam

-takes her tablets twice a day.

0:15:520:15:56

-I do the housework

-and wash the dishes.

0:15:570:16:01

-I wash and fold the clothes.

0:16:030:16:07

-Mam is epileptic.

0:16:070:16:13

-How do you feel

-when Mam has a fit?

0:16:130:16:16

-I get scared.

0:16:160:16:18

-Do you feel sad?

0:16:180:16:20

-Do you feel sad?

-

-But I know she'll be OK.

0:16:200:16:23

-Do you worry about Mam?

0:16:230:16:24

-Do you worry about Mam?

-

-Yes.

0:16:240:16:26

-When you're in school

-and out with friends?

0:16:260:16:30

-When I come home,

-I'm relieved that Mam is OK.

0:16:300:16:36

-What sort of relationship

-do you have with your mother?

0:16:370:16:41

-Mam and I are like two sisters.

0:16:420:16:44

-How has having Sara

-changed your life?

0:16:470:16:51

-It's changed my life for the better.

0:16:510:16:54

-She means the whole world to me.

0:16:540:16:59

-She's a beautiful girl

-and she's happy.

0:16:590:17:05

-Since Tanwen's husband died...

0:17:070:17:09

-..Sara has cared for her mother...

0:17:090:17:11

-..with the support

-of the local authority.

0:17:110:17:15

-To give Sara a break from caring...

0:17:150:17:18

-..she has one-to-one support

-from the Young Carers Project.

0:17:180:17:23

-This is nice.

0:17:240:17:26

-Is the mint choc chip one nice?

0:17:270:17:29

-Is the mint choc chip one nice?

-

-Yes.

0:17:290:17:30

-At least it's dry. We wouldn't

-want ice cream if it was raining.

0:17:310:17:35

-Sara has support from

-the Gwynedd Young Carers Project.

0:17:380:17:43

-A young carer

-is a child or young person...

0:17:430:17:47

-..who cares for someone at home...

0:17:480:17:51

-..who has a condition...

0:17:510:17:54

-..special needs or disabilities

-that require care.

0:17:550:18:00

-We assess Sara's role as a carer...

0:18:000:18:05

-..and support her needs.

0:18:050:18:08

-When she was younger...

0:18:080:18:12

-..she didn't understand

-that she was a young carer.

0:18:120:18:16

-She did it because

-she was used to doing it.

0:18:160:18:19

-It's terribly difficult.

0:18:200:18:22

-Their childhood

-is taken away from them.

0:18:230:18:26

-They have to be like adults.

0:18:260:18:28

-They have to cope with situations...

0:18:280:18:31

-..that most children

-would never come across.

0:18:310:18:35

-Has anything changed

-since I last saw you?

0:18:350:18:39

-Mam lets me come to town on my own.

0:18:390:18:45

-Is it nice to have that freedom?

0:18:460:18:48

-Yes.

0:18:490:18:51

-When Mam is having a bad day, is

-there anything you do differently?

0:18:510:18:56

-I'm there when she needs me.

0:18:570:18:59

-Taking part in these activities

-with the project...

0:19:020:19:07

-..boosts their confidence.

0:19:080:19:10

-They feel better about themselves.

0:19:110:19:13

-It's nice for the families too.

0:19:140:19:17

-Many parents feel guilty

-about the situation.

0:19:170:19:23

-Having the chance to go out...

0:19:230:19:27

-..and joining in our programme of

-activities makes them feel better.

0:19:270:19:32

-In order to encourage Tanwen

-to cook at home...

0:19:330:19:37

-..the social services have arranged

-for her to attend a cookery course.

0:19:370:19:42

-It's aimed at people

-with learning disabilities.

0:19:430:19:46

-I'm not much of a chef myself.

0:19:470:19:49

-I decided to find out

-if I could learn something too.

0:19:490:19:54

-Hiya, Tanwen.

0:19:540:19:57

-You look busy! What are you doing?

0:19:570:19:59

-You look busy! What are you doing?

-

-I'm making salmon fishcakes.

0:19:590:20:02

-Do you want to wear your pinny?

0:20:030:20:04

-Do you want to wear your pinny?

-

-Yes.

0:20:040:20:06

-I'll help you.

0:20:060:20:08

-Can you tie it up at the back?

-Thank you.

0:20:080:20:11

-Are these classes helpful?

0:20:120:20:15

-Yes. They give me

-a lot of self-esteem.

0:20:150:20:20

-Before Sara was born,

-I was scared of using the cooker.

0:20:210:20:26

-I was scalded by boiling water

-in my auntie's house.

0:20:270:20:31

-I haven't used a cooker since then.

0:20:320:20:35

-I've just started to feel confident

-enough to make myself a cuppa.

0:20:350:20:40

-Do you cook?

0:20:410:20:42

-Do you cook?

-

-Sometimes I do.

0:20:420:20:44

-It's hard,

-because I can't reach the worktop.

0:20:440:20:49

-I get up on a stool.

0:20:490:20:51

-I get up on a stool.

-

-Is the kitchen adapted for you?

0:20:510:20:54

-No, because I live at home with

-Mam and Dad. Mam does the cooking.

0:20:550:21:00

-Sometimes,

-I'll stand on a stool or ladder.

0:21:000:21:04

-We have a small area

-in the kitchen...

0:21:040:21:07

-..where my brother and I

-can cook or make a cuppa.

0:21:070:21:11

-But the kitchen itself

-hasn't been adapted.

0:21:110:21:16

-I thought this would be simple.

-But it's hard work!

0:21:180:21:22

-Do you want some of this

-to make yours bigger?

0:21:250:21:28

-Don't tell anyone!

0:21:290:21:31

-We'll make two each.

0:21:320:21:35

-There you are.

0:21:390:21:40

-There you are.

-

-Thank you.

0:21:400:21:42

-Is it alright like that?

0:21:470:21:49

-We have to take them to the cooker.

0:21:490:21:53

-They need to cook in the oven

-for 20 minutes.

0:21:560:21:59

-I'll take them.

-Do you want to come with me?

0:21:590:22:02

-Yes.

0:22:020:22:03

-I'll close the door.

0:22:110:22:13

-After spending time with Tanwen

-what really struck me...

0:22:140:22:18

-..was the closeness

-of the relationship...

0:22:190:22:21

-..between mother and daughter.

0:22:220:22:24

-They have a lovely relationship

-and are supportive of one another.

0:22:240:22:29

-Their story shows how families can

-help each other through hard times.

0:22:290:22:33

-These two great characters

-are a fantastic team.

0:22:340:22:38

-S4C Subtitles by Gwead

0:23:010:23:04

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS