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0:00:15 > 0:00:19- Surgeon Mr Hill - is on his way to theatre...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- ..at the start of a new day.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27- But one young patient is a bit late.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- Go down. I'll be there - in ten minutes.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33- Minffordd?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Yes. Everything alright?
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- We phoned to say we'd be late. - We had children to take all over.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41- I know!
0:00:41 > 0:00:42- I know!- - Thanks.
0:00:43 > 0:00:43- He's Mr Hill.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44- He's Mr Hill.- - Oh!
0:00:45 > 0:00:46- He's lovely.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49- Hello!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- She greets the three - frogs on the floor.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- The name of the little girl - who is late is Lili Wen.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21- Mr Hill is back, to have - a chat before he starts work.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Good morning, Mam and Dad.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25- Good morning, Mam and Dad.- - Hiya.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Hello, Lili Wen. Are you having fun?
0:01:29 > 0:01:30- How is she?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- She's alright, but very irritable.
0:01:33 > 0:01:33- This morning?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- This morning?- - Anyway. All the time.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36- Every day?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Every day?- - Yes. She's alright today, quiet.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- I've seen...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- ..that Lili Wen is - under 15 kilos this morning.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- So we'll only do the adenoids - and grommets this morning...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- ..not a tonsillectomy.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- It isn't safe under 15 kilos - in a general hospital.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Adenoids is the main problem.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- Right. She breathes - through her mouth.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Her nose is still blocked.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- When will she go to theatre?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- There's a bit of a delay.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- About nine, or ten past nine.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Ta-ta, Lili Wen.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- Say ta-ta.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32- That's in half an hour, - so there's no time to wander.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Here's a familiar face.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- It's Iris, Dylan's mother, - with a group of friends.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- BACKGROUND CONVERSATION
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- DYLAN HUMS
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Are you going to day hello?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- That's it, and a wave.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Dylan was here a few weeks ago. - He's a regular visitor.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- His mother and friends raise money - constantly for the children's ward.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09- Great.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Here she is!
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Hello!
0:03:16 > 0:03:17- How are you?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18- How are you?- - Fine.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- Are you behaving?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- Are you behaving?- - Of course!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- Or they wouldn't let me in.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25- Or they wouldn't let me in.- - True.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- This time, the money has gone - towards repainting the entrance.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- It will show Barti Ddu's ship, - to welcome young pirates.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- We had a concert in Rhos-y-Gad - Chapel, Llanfairpwll...
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- ..to raise money - for the children's ward.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- The children's ward is important.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- We're mothers and grandmothers.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Some of our children - have come here for treatment.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03- The work they do in Ysbyty - Gwynedd is very important.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- How much did you raise?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- 1,083.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- We had local artistes...
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- ..like Triawd Edern and - Steffan Lloyd Owen from Pentre Berw.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- And Cor Bro Nest.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- It was an excellent evening.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Thanks very much - to everyone who supported us.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31- It's fantastic.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- It's so important that children feel - comfortable in places like this.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- This will help.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42- Yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- It's nice to see - what happens to the money too.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Rather than it going - to one big pool.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Let's have a look here.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Can I see everybody?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- LAUGHTER
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- Dr Param is using - Alfie McDonagh's X-ray...
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- ..to teach future doctors.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- You draw a perpendicular line - across the heart shadow.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- The widest diameter on this side...
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- ..and this side, A, B, total them, - that is the cardiac width.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32- The lesson is over.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- Let's meet Alfie, who has been - in Dewi Ward for over a week.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- The cough was the problem, - you remember.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48- He has stopped coughing.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- I think it's like one, - then he has multiples.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- He has more distress like that - than anything else.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- So he had a settled night?
0:05:58 > 0:05:59- All night.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Alfie has been on oxygen overnight.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- If the level can be brought down, - he might be allowed home.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- He's doing very well. - He's just static at the moment.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- We may have to bring it down again - at some point today...
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- ..to see whether he copes - with minimal oxygen.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- If we are able to come down - further and further...
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- ..that's a sign that he may not rely - on oxygen to sustain his breathing.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Lili Wen's parents - are a bit disappointed...
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- ..that she's too light - to have her tonsils taken out.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- But Lili Wen isn't too bothered.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- When she first saw Mr Hill, - she was 13.4.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- She was no way near - having them taken out.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- We've fed her loads over Christmas.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- We really want her - to have the operation.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Darren and I have suffered with her.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- She suffers terribly too.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- She's grumpy and frustrated - all the time.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- That's the worst part.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19- The adenoids.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- It will make a hell of a difference.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- She can't breathe - through her nose properly.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- She's like this all the time.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- She has a dry mouth - all night and snores.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- She wakes herself up, snoring.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- She's had a sleep study. - It showed abnormal activity.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Plus she's grumpy with everyone.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Aggressive.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46- Yes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- There must be a hell - of a pressure here.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- She butts the floor or other things.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- We think it's to get - rid of the pressure.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- She bites too.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- But it's in your family, isn't it?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Yes, I had my tonsils - taken out when I was 15...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- ..but not the adenoids.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Maybe I should have had that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- BACKGROUND CONVERSATION
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Who is next on Dr Param's list?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- It's Max Johnson from Holyhead.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23- Max, how are you?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- Is he better, Mum?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- He's getting there.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- It's just when he's sitting up - by himself and standing...
0:08:33 > 0:08:34- ..he's like jelly still.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Max has pneumonia. - It's the third time he's had it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- He hasn't eaten for almost a week. - It's cause for concern.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- I'd be slightly worried about - dehydration if he took no fluids.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- Feeds, especially soft diets, - small volumes but frequent...
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- ..can tide over what we want.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Because when you are ill, - the first thing to go is appetite.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- Also, sometimes antibiotics don't - help. On one side, you need them.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- But it can cause - a metallic taste in the mouth.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- I'm not saying they are the reason.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- But sometimes, they can add - to the problem as well.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- Next to arrive in Dewi Ward - is a little baby with a big name...
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- ..Manawyd ap Rolant Roberts, - who is only ten days old.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Is it possible to take him out?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Is it possible to take him out?- - Yes.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Feet and hands are cold, - but he's got a warm heart.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- He's going to have a thyroid test.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- From what I understand, it's - to make sure he's growing properly.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- He seems to be.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- MANAWYD CRIES
0:09:54 > 0:09:55- There, there!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- When we were - on the maternity ward...
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- ..they wanted us - to come back in ten days.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- I'm not sure if it's standard. - I have a thyroid problem.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- I think that's why he's having it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- They've been very good, fair play.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- I can't believe that - he's gone to sleep straightaway!
0:10:36 > 0:10:37- This way.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Lili Wen, you arrived late...
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- ..like some spring flowers.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Hurry now to get - there first, Lili Wen...
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- ..to see the man who will heal you.
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0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Max hasn't eaten for a week.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Nain has come from Holyhead - to try to persuade him to eat.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Come on. Good boy.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Mam has gone home - for an hour or so to sleep.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- She hasn't slept much - since she's been here.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- She's been here for almost a week.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- He isn't his usual self at all.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- He usually runs around.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- It's a shock, - seeing him like this for a week.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Last time he was in, - he was in bed for two days.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Then he was running about.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- He won't now.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- He has no energy at all.
0:11:55 > 0:12:01- They say there's something - on his chest.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- He had infections - in his ear, throat and urine.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- They've tried - all sorts of medications.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- But he spits it out.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Do you want some medicine?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- MAX CRIES
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- OK, OK!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Come on, good boy.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Do you want a chip?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Lili Wen is back from theatre...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- ..with grommets in her ears - and without her adenoids.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- She ran there. How did she leave?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- She ran there. How did she leave?- - She was grumpy after theatre.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- They normally sleep - after the anaesthetic.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- But she got up and - didn't know where she was.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- She screamed.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Nothing could settle her, - not even chocolate!
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- She calmed down - after quarter of an hour.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- I think she wants to go home.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- She slept for half an hour.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- She's out playing.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- She's much better.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- The doctor says - her breathing has improved.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23- I want to play.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- I want to play.- - You can, now.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Alfie is quiet.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- He is being fed - through a nose tube.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42- Alfie has been with us since a week - Monday. This is the ninth day.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- He was ill for a week - before coming here.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- He was chesty and wasn't eating.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- He was very poorly - by the time he was admitted.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- He struggled to eat.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- The nasogastric tube helps him rest.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- His condition worsened the next day.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- He was back and forth between - Optiflow and CPAP.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- He's on Optiflow at the moment.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- What is Optiflow?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- What is Optiflow?- - High flow oxygen.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Whose baby is this?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Whose baby is this?- - Mam and Dad. But he's mine for now!
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- Next door, another little boy - has a similar condition.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Bedwyr has had complications - since birth.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- He was resuscitated - just after he was born.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- When he was three months old, - he stopped gaining weight.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- Between the age of three and - six months, he lost a lot of weight.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- There were complications - for three months.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- We came to Ysbyty Gwynedd - in September.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08- They tried to figure out why - he wasn't drinking for three weeks.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- They did tests in Alder Hey.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- They discovered - that he can't swallow properly.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- He has liquid through an NG tube. - He will have a stomach PEG.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- That might help reduce the amount - of liquid going to his lungs.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Our excellent community nurse...
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- ..explained that a tube goes either - to the stomach or upper bowel.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46- Liquid will go there - rather than down the throat...
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- ..or down the face tube.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- It's better for Bedwyr.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- He suffers from reflux, too.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- That will reduce the reflux.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07- How do people react - to the face tube?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- They feel a great deal of sympathy.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- They feel sorry for him - and hold his hand.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- There's no need.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- It looks more serious than it is.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- People stare when we're out.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- I'd prefer people to ask, - but they don't like to.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- A lot of doctors - are coming to see Max.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Max is very lively.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- You want to walk?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Shall we see if you can walk?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Come on then, we'll try.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- OK.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- He hasn't got his leg splint on - today.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Walking is a big thing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- Max has hemiplegia. Half - his body isn't working properly.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- You're the star of the show, Max.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Do I have to chase you?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Got you!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- Are we going to see the doctor?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- I've got him. He can't run away!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- He looks very well. - He's only just out of oxygen.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- We'd like to see him - have a sleep without oxygen.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- We'll see how he goes - over the course of the day.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- We're going home.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30- We'll get the children from Nain's - house, and Moli from the creche.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Do you need - to keep an eye on things?
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- Nurse Bethan - has gone to get us a leaflet.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44- It's not a high risk operation.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- She's tired.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- She might sleep in the car.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- How about a little sleep?
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- We're coming back in six to eight - weeks to check her weight.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- If she's gained weight, - she can have the tonsillectomy op.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Hopefully, she won't need it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- We'll see.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- She's quiet!
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Thanks, ta-ra.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Lili Wen is going home - to Rhosgadfan.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- But Alfie is staying - one more night in hospital.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- But Mam is there to hold him tight.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- He's better.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- Coughing is the problem.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- It's almost finished.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- What is happening?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- We're giving him Salbutamol.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- He was having it every four hours.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- The doctor wants him to have it - every three hours.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- He has a wheezy chest.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- One more.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- That's it.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- All done.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36- Oh, dear.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Has Bedwyr changed you?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Yes.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- It's been a learning curve.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- I've become a bit of a Dr Google.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52- Once a doctor mentions something, - I check it on the Internet.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- It can drive you mad.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- Talking to other people is a help.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- An excellent professional team - is looking after him.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Angharad, the community nurse, - explains a lot to us.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- She tells it as it is.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- It's helped to have someone - as honest as her.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- She looks after us - as well as Bedwyr.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- That's been a big help.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Not many families have that support.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- It's nice to have it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Are you the same person?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- No. I can't say how I've changed.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- Sometimes, - I panic about small things.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- But at the same time, - I'm more chilled.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- I'm more aware of children's needs.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- I appreciate children more.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- They do grow up too fast.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- We need to appreciate what we have. - Every child is different.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- When a child is unwell...
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- ..the world is upside-down.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Bless those, who night and day...
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- ..provide love, faith and hope.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- The children will be - as good as new soon.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- I'm a father too, and I know.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- Goodnight, - and farewell Dewi Ward.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- Lili is breathing through her nose, - but she still wakes up every night!
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- Alfie had to come back to hospital, - but he is much better.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Max was ill for a couple of days, - but he's fine now.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- Manawyd is waiting for the results - of the blood test.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Bedwyr is waiting to go to Alder Hey - to have a stomach PEG.
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