Strictly's James and Ola Jordan 'helpless' as daughter, 3, rushed to hospital
Ola and James Jordan have said they felt "helpless" after their three-year-old daughter Ella was rushed to hospital.
The former Strictly Come Dancing professionals took their daughter to A&E after her condition worsened on Wednesday and her temperature increased to over 40. However, James says the doctor sent them home and said that she should be given Calpol and Ibuprofen. Yet, after two more bad nights with her temperature remaining high as she continued to throw up they took her to A&E again. This time, a doctor got her sent for X-Rays and bloods and she was diagnosed with a chest infection and tonsilitis.
Sharing their experience on Instagram as he posted a photo of Ella ill in a hospital bed and hooked up to an IV, James wrote: "My little warrior!! We are still at Pembury Hospital but she has finally turned a corner after 5 days and long nights of fighting an extremely high temperature. It started Monday but on Wednesday night things got pretty bad and temperature was 40+ so took her to A and E at roughly midnight. Where a doctor gave her a quick look over and said it was a viral infection and told us to continue with Calpol/Ibrofen and take her home and it would take its course.
Ella Jordan was rushed to hospital (Instagram/@jamesjordan1978)
James issued a warning to other parents (Instagram)"I did try to say it seems more like a chest infection than a viral infection but I’m not the expert. He also told us that it wasn’t because he had listened to her chest. After getting her home we kept a log of every time we gave her Calpol and then Ibuprofen (2 hours apart) alternating. After 2 more terrible nights of her temperature staying around 39 - 40 and her throwing up several times in her sleep. And even though we felt we were maybe waisting the doctors and nurses time and would look like overprotective parents - we decided to take her back to A and E.
"WELL !!! What a totally different experience - we were met by caring and fun nurses who were 100% attentive and by a doctor that was so thorough and taking nothing to chance. "Ella clearly looked not well and was sent straight to X Ray - and almost immediately had bloods taken by a totally amazing team of nurses. Who I thank massively. The results came back as her having a chest infection and tonsillitis. They have now had to put her on an IV for the antibiotics because she’s been ill for so long and now very ill."
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He then issued a warning to other parents, writing: "Anyway, the moral of the story is - go with your gut parents. We knew it was something more serious. I’m just angry with myself I didn’t push harder. But to be honest I didn’t want to be a dick to them. It’s just a shame sometimes you have to because of some people’s incompetence. Then on the flip side, today we experienced the opposite end of the spectrum by sheer brilliance from a wonderful team of people. This post might go down like a lead balloon for me to even dare say anything negative about the NHS. But I will do anything for my baby girl." James also went on to tweet: "Makes you feel helpless when your children are not well."
Friends of the couple rushed to send their best wishes, with Susanna Reid writing: "So glad you went back - hope your gorgeous girl gets back to full health very soon." While Coleen Nolan wrote: "Ahh thinking of you all.. so scary when it’s your kids. Good on ya for going with your gut. Glad she’s on the mend." Peter Andre added: "Thinking of you all. Hope she’s back to tip top soon."
James commented in response: "THANK YOU EVERYONE SO MUCH FOR ALL THE LOVE FOR OUR ELLA - we have told her how many of you have sent you wishes."
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