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0:00:21 > 0:00:25- When a night shift ends, - the early birds get to work.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- This is Dewi children's ward.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33- The youngsters need - the nurses' care to get better.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Enlli came in last night.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- She had a bad asthma attack.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- They're trying - to get the oxygen up...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- ..to get rid of the wheeze - in her chest.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- We're waiting to see a doctor.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- We'll find out what he'll - prescribe after the oxygen finishes.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- The children on Minffordd Ward...
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- ..are having their - tonsils and adenoids removed.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- Cerys Ponsonby is one of them.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- I understand Cerys is here - to take out her tonsils.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16- She has at least six attacks - of tonsillitis every year.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- And to prevent sleep apnoea.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- We will check the adenoids. If they - are enlarged we will take them out.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Hopefully she will be able - to mend at home tonight.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29- Great.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- She is the first on the list. We - will be calling for her very soon.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36- See you later.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37- See you later.- - Thanks.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Ta-ra.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- There you are.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- In Cubicle Two, there are two - where once there was one.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Tomos...
0:01:53 > 0:01:54- ..and Dylan.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- The twins were almost - three months premature.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- When he was eleven days old...
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- ..his stomach turned green.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- It was swollen. - We have photos of it.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- We knew it was his bowels.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- They discovered a perforation - of the small intestine.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- He was rushed to Alder Hey - at five in the morning.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- They opened him here - and removed the small intestine.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- They cut out 18 inches - and stitched it back together.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- He was taking his feed a week later.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- That was his first operation - in Alder Hey.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Then it was Tomos's turn.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- He had an operation on his head.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- The condition is hydrocephalus.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Water collects on the brain - and can't drain.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- They made a pocket here - to drain the fluid.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- A pipe went through the brain - to bring the fluid to the top.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- He's too small - to have a subgaleal shunt.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- MACHINE BLEEPS
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- In the second week of February...
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- ..he went back to Alder Hey...
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- ..for a VP shunt, a full shunt.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- There's a small lump...
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- ..on the back of his head.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- It's a valve.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- You can just about see...
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- ..the pipe that runs - over his breastbone...
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- ..back into the abdomen...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- ..to carry fluid from the brain.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- He can't do it for himself.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- It's a condition - that comes with prematurity.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- It drains fluid - back to the abdomen.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- He'll have it forever.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Before he was born...
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- ..could you discuss - medical issues so knowledgably?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- No! I didn't understand a thing.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Let's take the dummy out.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- They farm in Penygraigwen - near Llanerchymedd.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- They have three daughters too.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- When I left home for nine weeks...
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- ..the eldest was ten years old.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- She was very upset.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- She understood how ill they were.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- It upset her.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- The middle one, Betsan, - coped quite well.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Her teacher spoiled her.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- She was very good with Betsan.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- She was cross at times.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- The youngest was cross all the time.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- She was two and missed her mother.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- They're fine now.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- They've helped me - so much with the boys.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Now we're back and forth - to hospital...
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- ..the youngest is still cross.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- They're very good, on the whole.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- They're sensible girls.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Do you sometimes wish you'd never - have to come back to hospital?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- I'd be thrilled never - to have to come again!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- But I'm so grateful - to the hospitals.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- They're fantastic with us.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- The nurses and doctors know them.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- It's good to know - that we can be open with them...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- ..and they are open with us.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Are you going to smile?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- We don't want the camera on us.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- I need a haircut first, - not that I have a lot of hair!
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Nain is styling Enlli's - Rapunzel-like hair.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- I'm trying to do a French plait, - as I do for my pony.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I don't know if it'll work.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- We'll try our best.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- There are three sections.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- They join up.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- She has asthma.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- A chesty cough aggravates it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- It's better to come in...
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- ..to make sure she - has the best possible care.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- She'll be coming home tomorrow.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- What was it like in the ambulance?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- Fun. I've never been - in an ambulance before.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Dad cried.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- I can't move without the mask.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- They change it all the time.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Are you ready?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- It's time for Cerys - to get out of bed...
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- ..to have her tonsils and adenoids - taken out.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Jangl is guarding a little girl - who was sent here by her GP.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- Casi Gwawr from Rachub - has a bad tummy.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40- What's the matter with Casi Gwawr?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- What's the matter with Casi Gwawr?- - I have a bad tummy.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Since when?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Where does it hurt?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Where is it?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- In the middle.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- What happened, Mam?
0:08:03 > 0:08:09- Casi has been throwing up - and she has a bad tummy.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- It also happened a fortnight ago.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- It's come back.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- The doctor wanted her - to come to hospital...
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- ..to make sure nothing - is going on in her stomach.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- They thought it was her appendix.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Now they think it's gastroenteritis.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Will you be here for the night?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- I don't know.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- It depends - if she starts to eat and drink.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- We have a busy time ahead of us.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- You have to get better.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- We're going to Lapland - in three weeks.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Casi has to get better.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Yes!
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- After an hour in theatre, - Cerys is back.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- She is a little weak after having - her tonsils and adenoids removed.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Sleep is the best medicine.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- The Penygraigwen twins - have visitors...
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- ..Megan, Betsan and Erin.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Are you going to say hello to him?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- You've come to see Tomos and Dylan.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- He likes to play...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- ..and to have attention.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- He smiles at everything.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- I help him with a bottle...
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- ..and change his nappy.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Are you OK?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- The grandparents do their share.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- There are two sets of grandparents.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- We all muck in.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- We're fortunate - that the family has been so good.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- How has the past 12 months been?
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- Hard work.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- It's great - to see them coming along.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- They're having - the best possible care.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Mari and Dewi are fantastic.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- I feel like crying.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Look.
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0:11:15 > 0:11:18- It's a new morning on Dewi Ward.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- The night birds go home.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- The early birds get down to work.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Will Enlli be staying or going?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- I've been in since Monday night.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37- It has got better every night.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- I had a better night's sleep - last night than the night before.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- I think I'll have an asthma pump - instead of the mask.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- It might be asthma, - a chest infection or a bit of both.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- She's a little better. She's having - inhalers, not nebulisers.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- They've been stretched - to every four hours.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- We hope she can go home later on.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- I'm off the masks.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- I don't have to use them so much.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- My oxygen is 91 or 92 without.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- To go home, it has to be 95.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- We'd like her to sleep here - for a while without needing oxygen.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- She needed oxygen - up to this morning.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- We expect them to be able to sleep - without depending on oxygen.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- She'll try to nap this afternoon - to show she's better.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- First in Minffordd Ward today - is Chloe Harwood from Holyhead.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- She's having treatment to her hand.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Have you had EMLA cream before?
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- No.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- We put it on the back of your hand.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- It's a local anaesthetic.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- When we make you sleep, - we put a small needle there.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- With the EMLA cream, - you won't feel anything.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- She fell months ago. - We don't know what it is, really.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- She had MRI scans and the like - to find out what's going on.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- I think she's having a steroid - injection, for the bone.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- The surgeon will look at it - when she's asleep.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- She can't have anyone touching it.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- It's a bit of investigation today.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- For how long will she be here? - I forgot to ask.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46- It's hard to tell. - She's going for an exploration.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- We always say about an hour.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49- We always say about an hour.- - Right.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- OK, Chloe?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Dragons, dogs, and country boys.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Don't wake them up, whatever you do.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01- CRIES
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- How did last night go?
0:14:06 > 0:14:07- How did last night go?- - Alright.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- He has so much mucus, - he has trouble breathing...
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- ..and taking his bottle, especially.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- They gave him a feeding - tube last night.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22- He had his drink every two hours - without being disturbed.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Everything is wet inside.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- He needs suction sometimes - to help him breathe.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- If they can clear the airways, - the oxygen goes in better.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- The figures look - a little better now.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- You're better now.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- You won't be keen on me for a bit!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- But you'll feel better.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Have a cwtch with Mam.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- I won't bother him any more.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Can I play there?
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- This way!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Next to arrive - is Aeron Roberts from Llangefni.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- It's nice here. You can play.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Good morning. Are you alright?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- I'm Carys, one of the nurses - looking after you.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- Are you OK?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- Are you Aeron?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- You've worn one of these before.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Have you been here before?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- This tells everyone who you are.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- You know where it goes!
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Yes!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Did you have to get up early today?
0:15:44 > 0:15:45- Yes.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47- Oh, dear. Me too.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- So he hasn't eaten or had a drink?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- So he hasn't eaten or had a drink?- - No.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52- When did he last eat?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- When did he last eat?- - About seven last night.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- OK.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- We'll cut the tail off this. - We don't want it to be long.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- Why?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- It will be a nuisance. - You don't need it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- I had a long one last time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- Did you?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Yes. It was so long.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- Maybe the nurse forgot her scissors.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Do you remember what EMLA cream is?
0:16:19 > 0:16:20- I've had that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Yes, you had it before.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Do you remember the magic cream?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Where have your hands gone now?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- They're hiding.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Unsurprisingly, five year old - Morgan Jones Hughes...
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- ..is a bit afraid - of unfamiliar nurses and doctors.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- But Dr Chris is an old hand.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Do you like Frozen?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53- Look.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- It's a special spray.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- It's very special. Feel it.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58- It isn't cold.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- I'll spray a bit on me.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Ready?
0:17:05 > 0:17:06- Oh!
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- Is it cold?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Elsa uses it in Frozen.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- I came in at ten thirty - because he has sleep apnoea.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- He's having tests for it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- He's waiting to have - his tonsils and adenoids removed.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- So we'll see how it goes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33- This is cold.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37- Ugh, it's cold.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- Look at Mam.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- You can have a sticker afterwards.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44- You can have a sticker afterwards.- - Do you want a sticker?
0:17:45 > 0:17:46- We've finished.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47- We've finished.- - Well done!
0:17:49 > 0:17:50- Ta-ta!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Dr Chris's magic worked on Morgan.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Look at me. Don't be afraid.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- But Dafydd John Parry from Llanrug - needs much more magic.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Do you want a cold spray?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- No? Are you going to be brave?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Take that out of your mouth, please.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- Are you going to be brave for Mam?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- We'll get you a present later - if you're a big boy.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- I've met you before...
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- ..when you were in hospital.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- I remember I took a blood sample - and you were a good boy.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29- You really were.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- We'll only do it once today...
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- ..if you're good and nice and still.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- I don't like it!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- I know, it's horrible.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- We'll do it nice and gently. - It won't hurt.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- Stay nice and still. - Hold your arm straight.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- CRIES
0:18:50 > 0:18:51- CRIES- - I know.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- After the first one, - you won't feel anything.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Just stay still, - then it will all be over.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Then you can have a toy.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Mam will spoil you.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05- It's a good deal.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Stay still, remember.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- If the doctor fails because you're - wriggling, we have to do it again.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- Better do it the first time.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- One good go!
0:19:19 > 0:19:20- Well done.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25- Don't look.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27- No!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- No!- - We'll tell you when it's coming.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31- CRIES
0:19:32 > 0:19:33- No needle!
0:19:37 > 0:19:38- No needle!
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- SCREAMS
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- Don't!
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- I'm going to theatre to fetch Chloe. - She's had the operation.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- I have to go to see her - in Recovery now.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- She couldn't write - in school or anything.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- I hope everything will be alright...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- ..and she'll be happier - and not in pain.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- That's what I want - more than anything.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- The kind doctor has succeeded again.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19- Dafydd is happy...
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Dafydd should have an orange one.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- ..on the whole.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24- I don't like orange.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- I don't like orange.- - Would you like the yellow one?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Where do you want it?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- You're a good boy!
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- Chloe is back.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- Time will tell if the operation - on her hand was successful.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50- Take your time.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- From one bed to the other.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Wriggle across, love.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- I'll take the handover - from the theatre nurse.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- I haven't seen the doctor yet.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Someone in theatre said...
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- ..everything looked alright, - as far as they could see.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- We'll have to see - if the injection worked.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- If not, she has - to come back to the clinic.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- She might need more operations - to see what's going on.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- After three days in hospital, - Enlli goes home with her family.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- What is she carrying?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- It's a Volumatic pump.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- What does that mean?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- I have to take it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43- Have you started?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- Have you started?- - Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- How does it feel?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- I'm happy now.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49- Good luck.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50- Good luck.- - Thanks.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51- Ta-ta.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Thanks. Bye.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- Little Casi will have - to stay the night.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- The blood results are back. - Everything is clear.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- But Casi still - has a high temperature.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- They're keeping her in overnight - to keep an eye on that.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Hopefully, she'll be better - in the morning and we can go home.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- Aeron is back after having - the pins removed from his wrist.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- It's a painful job.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35- CRIES
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- They'll come to see him later. - Hopefully, he'll be able to go home.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- It depends how he is - and if we're happy with everything.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- But hopefully, he'll go home.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- The Penygraigwen boys - stay another night in Dewi Ward.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Dad tucks into a meal - at the Ysbyty Gwynedd canteen again.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Enlli hasn't had a bad asthma attack - since her hospital stay.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Cerys sleeps better - after having her tonsils removed.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- The physiotherapist wants - Chloe to play computer games...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- ..to strengthen her wrist.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Dafydd is still afraid of needles.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Tomos and Dylan were back - in the ward over Christmas...
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- ..but both went home the same day.
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