Pennod 1 Ward Plant

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-It's a new morning in the

-children's ward in Ysbyty Gwynedd.

-It's bedtime for the nightshift.

-Minffordd Ward's first visitors

-are Alaw Haf Griffiths...

-..and her little sisters,

-Eli Medi, Lili Wen and Moli Megan.

-They're in a hurry

-to see Nurse Eleri.

-This is Alaw.

-She's almost finished

-the leukaemia course.

-For how long have you been

-coming here? Too long, isn't it?

-She was diagnosed in 2013

-with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

-She's receiving treatment

-in Alder Hey for the cancer.

-We've almost finished.

-I don't know what I'll do, without

-you coming here for sandwiches!

-She always wants a ham sandwich and

-orange juice before going to school.

-It's a routine.

-I'm sure you have a party

-on your way to school.

-She had the central line

-removed last April.

-She has a fortnightly blood test.

-It's much nicer for her.

-Right, missus.

-Are the little hands warm enough?

-They're not warm! Oh, no!

-It's hard to draw blood

-from a cold finger.

-Can you get those fingers

-nice and warm for me?

-Not everyone walks

-into the children's ward.

-Carwyn Foster from Porthmadog

-came in a wheelchair.

-I was playing rugby in the park.

-I tried to tackle Osian.

-I slipped and fell on my arm.

-I got up and tried to carry on.

-But my arm was crooked.

-I shouted at my uncle,

-and he phoned Dad.

-Dad came to get me.

-He'd been playing rugby. There

-was more mud on him than the field.

-He was crying,

-from shock more than anything.

-I could tell straightaway

-that he'd broken his arm.

-We came straight to Bangor.

-Carwyn fell playing rugby.

-He has injured his wrist.

-You can see here...

-..that the two wrist bones

-are broken.

-The largest bone is out of place.

-The two ends don't meet.

-Left untreated,

-they wouldn't fuse together.

-The lower one is alright.

-It's in the right place,

-but it is broken.

-We need to pull these apart

-and get them realigned.

-You can see in these X-rays...

-..how the long bone...

-..has gone behind the piece

-that has broken away.

-He'll go to Theatre.

-They'll separate these two

-and bring them back together.

-A metal pin will hold them in place.

-He'll have another X-ray

-in a few weeks.

-If it shows signs of fusing,

-they'll remove the pin.

-It'll repair itself then.

-Off we go.

-I'm trying to warm Alaw's thumbs.

-The next step

-is calculating the chemo dosage.

-We have to be in Liverpool

-by eight Friday morning.

-She's having her final

-bone marrow biopsy.

-Then we'll wait for the result.

-It's important that Mam knows...

-..that we're here for a year

-after Alaw finishes her treatment.

-If there's a problem,

-she can give us a tinkle.

-People have said it'll be strange

-for us now everything has finished.

-We need to get back to normality.

-It'll be hard not coming

-to see Eleri.

-We call her our family rock.

-Whenever I'm worried...

-..I phone Eleri.

-I phone Eleri before Alder Hey.

-I'm so happy she made it this far.

-It's gone so fast.

-They thought she'd have

-to come off chemotherapy...

-..because she lost so much weight.

-She had a NG tube for a while.

-She couldn't keep her feed down.

-Her weight dropped

-to 14.8 kilograms.

-That's less than Lili,

-who is two and a half.

-We've had to get on with it.

-There's nothing I can do.

-Crying all day and night

-won't help matters.

-We've been strong,

-Alaw has been strong.

-You've gone to school

-after every chemotherapy session.

-I took her back to school.

-I try not to mollycoddle her.

-I'm 13 today, and I'm in hospital!

-I can't play football or rugby...

-..for nine or ten weeks.

-Carwyn puts his name down

-for all the sports.

-I don't know what he'll do

-for the next ten weeks.

-Sit down and rest.

-There's no time to rest.

-The trolley is coming

-to take Carwyn to Theatre.

-How old are you today?

-How old are you today?

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-Thirteen.

-And you're stuck in here?!

-What happened?

-What happened?

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-I was playing rugby.

-Over the weekend?

-No. I went to Blackpool.

-One young man leaves...

-..and an even younger man arrives.

-This is Deion Sion Wyn Hughes,

-in his mother's arms.

-He's come all the way

-from Caergeiliog.

-Last night,

-he screamed in his sleep.

-He wasn't breathing properly.

-You can hear him now.

-It sounds like a bark.

-We decided to bring him in.

-They checked him for around an hour.

-He was sent home last night.

-He was much worse this morning.

-We've brought him in again.

-Hello.

-DOCTOR WHISPERS TO BABY

-And now I'll listen to your heart.

-There we go.

-Can you open your mouth?

-Doctor James Hunter has a special

-technique for distracting babies.

-He's only a little bit croupy.

-Croup is a little bit

-of swelling and inflammation...

-..at the top of the windpipe.

-With what we're seeing so far...

-..I wouldn't have thought

-he'll need antibiotics.

-INAUDIBLE

-Good morning. Is there

-a ham sandwich in the fridge?

-I don't know. Have a look.

-Alaw has had her blood test.

-Now for a snack before school.

-Yes!

-This is Alaw when she was on

-a high dose of methotrexate.

-It's December 2013.

-She lost all her hair.

-She had mucositis.

-Chemotherapy burnt her mouth,

-gullet and down to her stomach.

-She had mouth ulcers.

-She couldn't eat anything.

-She couldn't even drink water.

-She had a nasogastric tube.

-That failed, too.

-She couldn't keep anything down.

-But it's a different story now.

-We'll be back to see you.

-I'm not ready to leave you.

-I'm not ready to leave you.

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-I don't want you to leave me!

-We want to keep coming

-to see Eleri, don't we, Alaw?

-We'll come back to see her,

-after going to Liverpool on Friday.

-We'll phone her.

-Thanks, Eleri.

-Thanks for everything.

-Come on, then. Say ta-ta to Eleri.

-Say ta-ta.

-Say ta-ta.

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-Ta-ta!

-Ta-ta, sugar!

-When they finish treatment,

-it's quite emotional.

-I've been with them for so long.

-Sorry.

-I hope everything goes well for her.

-She deserves it.

-Thanks, ta-ta!

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-It's mid-afternoon in the

-children's ward at Ysbyty Gwynedd.

-It's time for a drink.

-Carwyn's arm has been mended.

-But it will be six weeks before

-he can lift a drink cup with it...

-..or a rugby cup.

-He has been worried.

-The worst is over now, hopefully.

-I'll talk to the doctor

-to see how it went.

-I think that's the next process.

-This is Tomi Brown, or Gavroche,

-as he was yesterday.

-Yesterday, I was doing Les Mis...

-..in Cardiff.

-I'm in that production.

-I've just arrived home from Cardiff.

-I was waiting to come to hospital...

-..about something on my vocal cords.

-I'll have a camera down my throat

-to check the vocal cords.

-I lose my voice a lot.

-Deion has regained his energy.

-The cough had disappeared.

-He had steroids to get rid

-of the swelling in his throat.

-Usually, he only needs one course.

-DEION MAKES NOISE

-He's better now.

-He looks more himself, anyway.

-Say ta-ta.

-Will you?

-You don't want to!

-Thanks! Ta-ra.

-He was ill, but now he's healthy.

-Little Deion is having

-a lift home now.

-Doctor Elsayed from the

-Ear, Nose And Throat Department...

-..has come to explain

-to Tomi what he's going to do.

-We're going to examine him

-under general anaesthesia.

-Then we'll take some photos for

-documentation, for his records.

-If there is anything suspicious,

-we'll take biopsies from his larynx.

-OK. Many thanks.

-You have any more questions for me?

-You have any more questions for me?

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-No, I can't think of anything.

-OK. Good.

-Do you speak Welsh?

-Do you speak Welsh?

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-I do.

-IN WELSH

-I'm learning Welsh.

-I'm learning Welsh.

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-Good!

-I'll see you again.

-I'll see you again.

-

-Thank you very much.

-Bye.

-Bye.

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-Ta-ra for now.

-Bye.

-This young girl is Teleri Carnall.

-She has come to Ysbyty Gwynedd

-to look for Cyw.

-I think she's found Cyw.

-Teleri is here because

-she has a hole in a tooth.

-Teleri has Rett Syndrome...

-..and learning difficulties.

-She doesn't understand

-how to open her mouth properly...

-..to brush her teeth and so on.

-There's a small hole

-in a back tooth.

-The only way, and the easiest way,

-is to come to hospital.

-She sleeps and they'll give

-her the treatment.

-It's time for Tomi

-to go to Theatre.

-He won't be Gavroche this time...

-..but Jean Valjean,

-the leading character.

-He has a lot to do to beat

-Nurse Rachel's theatrical talents.

-This is Wil Hughes.

-Well, well, said Wil to the wall.

-We're going to Theatre soon...

-..to see what Wil has up his nose.

-We think there's something there.

-He's had an infection for months.

-They're going to have a look.

-They might look at his adenoids too,

-and remove them.

-We'll see, won't we?

-Do you remember putting

-anything up your nose?

-No.

-Are you sure there's

-no tractor there? Or peas?

-No?

-He says he doesn't remember.

-After the half hour performance,

-Tomi is back, and very tired.

-OK?

-Thanks.

-TALKS QUIETLY

-He feels dizzy.

-It's quite normal.

-It's Teleri's turn now.

-But Teleri is already

-in the Land Of Nod.

-Put her back on the bed.

-She's quite heavy.

-I'm pleased we came

-to hospital for the treatment.

-It's easier for everyone.

-I'm glad she was sedated

-to have the cannula.

-That helps too.

-She's out for the count.

-Theatre 11 is for the dentists.

-The only things removed

-here are teeth.

-MACHINE BLEEPS

-Tomi looks at photos of his throat.

-I'm not sure.

-They haven't said anything yet.

-We're waiting to hear

-the results from the doctor.

-I'm staying for supper tonight.

-Then they say if I'm alright to go.

-I can go home and rest. I don't

-think there will be school tomorrow.

-I have examined his larynx

-under general anaesthesia.

-We didn't find anything serious...

-..like polyps or tumours.

-The only finding was very

-little oedema of the vocal cords.

-If he's still using

-his voice professionally...

-..speak with the people managing him

-about microphone sensitivity.

-His voice should be used

-with a normal range.

-OK. Many thanks.

-So I think he can change

-and go home.

-How do you call good evening?

-IN WELSH

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-Noswaith dda.

-Noswaith dda! Noswaith dda.

-Good evening to you too.

-Enjoy your stay at home.

-Thanks.

-OK.

-I'll see you in six...

-..weeks!

-IN WELSH

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-Chwech wythnos.

-Six weeks! OK!

-Thank you very much.

-Thanks.

-Thanks.

-Goodbye.

-So be careful, Tomi Brown.

-Whisper for three days!

-Dad will lift you, Wil.

-Wil is back.

-There was no pea

-or tractor up his nose.

-But the doctors

-found his adenoids...

-..and took them out while he slept.

-Up you come.

-CRIES

-Teleri is back too,

-with one tooth missing.

-The person who took

-the tooth out, Dr Jenkins...

-..has called to see if all is well.

-Give your tooth to the fairies, OK?

-Alright.

-Ta-ta.

-Thanks.

-Thanks.

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-It's OK.

-They took the small

-things out of my nose.

-Yes.

-Yes. After I go home,

-I'm going to have a crane.

-I'm having a crane

-and something else from Dad.

-A crane from Mam.

-Gifts!

-You see, children,

-going to hospital isn't all bad.

-No.

-It's been a long day,

-but the treatment went well.

-She's had her tooth extracted.

-We'll put it

-under the pillow tonight.

-All the staff were good with her.

-Teleri was a very good girl.

-Everything went well.

-We're going home to Rhosneigr now,

-to bed, aren't we, Teleri?

-Thanks. Ta-ra.

-Another day ends on the children's

-ward in Ysbyty Gwynedd.

-One goes home holding a tooth,

-to wait for the tooth fairy to call.

-Going to bed! Ta-ta!

-Since finishing "chemo"...

-..Alaw has been well

-and her hair is still growing!

-Carwyn is out of the cast - but

-hasn't started playing rugby... yet!

-Teleri had 2 from the tooth fairy -

-and spent it on sweets.

-Wil hasn't had problems with colds

-since having his adenoids removed.

-Tomi is having therapy...

-..to relearn how to use his voice

-in time for the Urdd Eisteddfod.

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