EPISODE · Jun 26, 2020 · 18 MIN
A&E in lockdown: Scout fractures her arm
from Access All: Disability News and Mental Health · host BBC Sounds
What happens when, as a high risk family, you've been shielding for months and your daughter needs to go to A&E?That’s the dilemma faced by Kate when three-year-old Scout falls over in the paddling pool. Kate has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and is isolating with her kidney transplant recipient wife Holly. Holly takes immunosuppressants, meaning the whole family must shield because she falls within the 'high risk' category.Kate gives a raw and honest account of lockdown frustrations, fears and Frozen re-runs!Produced by Amy Elizabeth - email [email protected] to get a message to Kate and Holly.Subscribe to this podcast on BBC Sounds or say "Ask the BBC for Ouch" on your smartphone speaker.
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What happens when, as a high risk family, you've been shielding for months and your daughter needs to go to A&E?That’s the dilemma faced by Kate when three-year-old Scout falls over in the paddling pool. Kate has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and is isolating with her kidney transplant recipient wife Holly. Holly takes immunosuppressants, meaning the whole family must shield because she falls within the 'high risk' category.Kate gives a raw and honest account of lockdown frustrations, fears and Frozen re-runs!Produced by Amy Elizabeth - email [email protected] to get a message to Kate and Holly.Subscribe to this podcast on BBC Sounds or say "Ask the BBC for Ouch" on your smartphone speaker.
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