Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes

Medical

Station:
ITV1 (GB)

Status:
Ended

Start:
2018-08-08

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In this series, Paul O'Grady visits Great Ormond Street Hospital to spend time with the remarkable and brave children being treated there and the inspiring staff who care for them.

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S2E4 - Episode 4

In episode four Paul meets five-year-old Cora who has Cerebral Palsy. Thirty thousand children in the UK have the condition which affects coordination and muscle control. Cora's mum Poonam explains that Cora has a stiffness in the right side of her body which is causing her to limp and struggle with normal movements.

Cora is at GOSH to take part in ground breaking research which uses Botox to relax the over-active muscles. Paul goes with Cora to the sensory room to try to distract and relax her whilst she has the injections. And the programme follows Cora after the injections to see if they have worked.

Also in episode four, Paul reveals that he's developed a soft-spot for babies. GOSH treats 6000 babies every year and Paul goes to meet three-month-old Oliver who was born with a cleft lip. Paul is with Oliver as he enters theatre to have his cleft lip repaired.

Air Date: 03 Oct 2019 14:30 (CDT)

S2E5 - Episode 5

In episode five Paul meets 13-year-old Noah who is at GOSH to have an operation on his skull because part of it is pressing on his spinal cord. Noah's mum Georgina tells the programme that Noah is anxious about the surgery after undergoing emergency surgery on his brain when he was just six.

Air Date: 10 Oct 2019 14:30 (CDT)

S2E6 - Episode 6

Paul meets charming four-year-old Lucy, who has travelled down from Glasgow for the latest check-up to monitor her pulmonary hypertension - a high blood pressure condition that affects the lungs. He also meets remarkable 13-year-old Connor, who is on the isolation ward as he prepares for a bone marrow transplant to help treat leukaemia. As Connor needs to live in a totally sterile environment to protect his weakened immune system, Paul can only speak to him through a window - but that doesn't stop him finding a number of fun and interesting ways to keep Connor occupied during his recovery.

Air Date: 17 Oct 2019 14:30 (CDT)