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What a rollercoaster programme tonight. Respect to the surgeons and anaesthetists.

Joe

Absolutely. Very sad tonight but absolute respect to those surgeon, anaesthetists and theatre staff. They were totally respectful in such a difficult situation. And what lovely caring nurses, sometimes a quick hug or a quiet word goes such a long way.

Gosh I was silently crying, he really wanted to stay alive. So sad.
However it was lovely to see that the staff still care for each person, they were visibly moved. Makes me proud of NHS staff.

I trained in that hospital (many years ago). Poor Joe, hope his family are ok.

Oh my Lord Joe, that hurt my heart! What a lovely lovely man! I had a little tear, working in that environment I just felt for his family so much and the staff who would have to break the awful news

I thought this was a repeat I've not been watching this :-(

I was considering moving to Alder Hey last year. But was massively put off by the set up of the hospitals in Liverpool. Seems ridiculous to have about 6 different hospitals miles apart. I always wanted to work in a stand alone children's hospital, but realised it's actually it's not a great idea. It needs to be attached to an adult hospital, so all teams are on site. Love this programme. My ward was on it a couple of years ago, the production team were lovely!

I watched on iPlayer last night. I thought the anaesthetist was lovely when he said that if you can walk away after something like that then you’re in the wrong line of work.

Yes. He looked genuinely devastated. They all did.

Just watched that episode tonight. I was so shocked that they showed so much of the operation and the actual death,wasn't expecting that at all. Such a lovely man. His family are so brave to allow it to be shown. Felt so bad for the staff. There are some wonderful people in the nhs.

Just watched. What a shock - poor guy.

I've only watched the first one so far
Can't believe that man had prostate cancer and no signs at all! It must feel odd to know you've got cancer without feeling bad?
Scary

I was in bits watching Joe’s operation. What a lovely man. How brave of his family to allow that to be broadcast. Really powerful TV.

The team were also a credit to their profession. So kind and compassionate.

Did Stephen, the paralysed patient, go into hospital and his muscles paralysed in hospital?

Stephen has motor neurone disease IIRC.

Yes I know so the muscles paralysed don't they?
I wasn't sure if he'd gone into hospital and his muscles had paralysed while he was there or if he'd gone into hospital already like that?

I rarely cry nowadays, but my god I sobbed at poor Joe. DH gave me a cuddle

The anaesthetist was so heartwarming and real. The staff were absolutely amazing.

If any of Joe's family are reading this - I am sending so much love to you all - he seemed to be such a lovely chap

Caught up with it now
Joe was lovely so sad and scary. I shouldn't watch things like this cos it's making me worry at the minute
All these surgeons and doctors and pretty amazing

This week's was really sad and heartbreaking to watch.
Jack :-(
All these doctors and medical professionals are so amazing and they treat them so well

Why wouldn't they discharge them when they became an adult?
I mean I'm guessing it's more than that there just used to those people and the hospital? Is it because the adult care is just not as good as alder hey? I know it's a leading hospital bit it's worrying if the expertise isn't as good elsewhere?
Was there an update on Elsie?

I think these complex paediatric patients reaching their late teens is uncharted waters - previously they wouldn’t have lived that long. So it’s partly a question of keeping them under the children’s hospital so they can stay under the same doctors who have been treating them for years.

Another advantage of staying at Alder Hey is all the necessary departments are all under one roof. When it comes to adult services, different departments (neurology, orthopaedics, respiratory, gastro etc.) are all spread out between different hospitals all over the city, so it’s a logistical problem too.

I also have a feeling that the adult hospitals don’t want to take these patients on, because they cost vast amounts of money, and money is tight.

I cried when the doctor who had been treating Jack was telling us how his parents had decorated his room for Christmas and he wouldn't get to see it. I remember when my dad was dying and I was wrapping a Christmas present up for him and thinking this is the last present I will ever give him. It's heartbreaking. When the doctor started crying I was in bits. So sad. Hope Elsie and Holly are doing well.

I'm amazed that Alder Hey hang on to their complex patients past 18. We made an exception keeping one till 19. But only because she'd been on the ward for a year. Then it was off to adults although her family wanted her to stay in peadiatrics. It's just not sustainable to keep adults.

@Haworthia you are rights the adult wards don't want patients like this. But they need to learn to deal with them properly. Keeping them in peadiatrics isn't the answer. The setup in Liverpool is problematic though, as you say. With several different hospitals. We do everything under one roof.

No wonder I missed this series to start with
On radio times it's still saying it's a repeat when it's not!

Anyone watch episode 6 on 19th march?
Really interesting
And really sad how little provision they seem to have for FND. And yet it seems debilitating.
Felt so bad for David taking part in the trial and then when it finished he wasn't eligible for any more!
Really strange and interesting how it can be caused by trauma. I would love to know more about that, about how it works and about what's different about the physiotherapy they do for FND.
But just all so sad how there's so little provision for it.