Moving hospital documentary airs on TV

THE
second series of a moving TV documentary that follows the inspiring journeys of
the patients and staff at one of Ireland’s leading children’s hospitals has
aired on TV3.

Dublin’s
Temple Street Children’s Hospital has once again opened its doors to a camera
crew as part of the unique documentary.

The
six-part series, which airs on Mondays at 8pm, follows the highs and lows of
the hospital’s daily routine and shares in the inspiring journeys of its
patients and staff.

With
unprecedented access to the hospital’s theatres and wards, the programme
documents the staff members who devote their lives to the children in their
care, follows the struggle and joy of families who give up everything to see
their child get better and shares the insightful medical and emotional
experiences of some very brave young patients.

In the first episode of the new series, which
aired this Monday (November 7) viewers were introduced to specialist plastic
surgeon Dylan Murray and his team at the hospital’s dedicated craniofacial
department.

The craniofacial team offers a unique service
to children all over Ireland that aims to treat and normalise deformities of
the skull, face and jaws whether congenital or acquired.

In
this week’s episode, Mr Murray meets 12-year-old Cealan and his mum Roisin as
they prepare for surgery.

Some
11 years ago, Cealan swallowed harmful corrosive acid and has been attending
Temple Street Children’s Hospital ever since.
Left with severe internal and external injuries, Cealan has bravely
undergone 50 separate procedures, in the hope of one day having the ability to
eat and drink normally.

The
first programme also featured a lively nine-year-old boy called Michael who is
at the hospital for treatment of his brittle bones and two newborn identical
twin brothers who are awaiting a hernia operation.

Temple
Street Children’s Hospital airs on Mondays at 8pm on TV3.