James and Ola Jordan reveal they rushed daughter Ella, 3, to A&E after she came down with ‘extremely high temperature’ and is now ‘very ill’ in hospital
James and Ola Jordan have revealed they rushed their daughter Ella, three, to A&E after she came down with an ‘extremely high temperature’.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star James, 45, told how the couple were initially told by a doctor their daughter had a simple viral infection.
They felt the problem was more serious but took the doctors advice to continue giving her Ibuprofen.
However, Ella’s condition did not improve over the next two days and so they took her back to A&E and were met by ‘caring’ nurses and an ‘attentive’ doctor.
Sharing several snaps of Ella in hospital, 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.
James and Ola Jordan have revealed they rushed their three-year-old daughter Ella to A&E after she came down with an ‘extremely high temperature’
Former Strictly Come Dancing star James, 45, told how the couple were initially told by a doctor their daughter had a simple viral infection
‘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.
‘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 two more terrible nights of her temperature staying around 39 – 40 and her throwing up several times in her sleep.’
After returning to A&E, James and Ola discovered Ella was actually suffering with a chest infection and tonsilities.
‘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 felt the problem was more serious but took the doctors advice to continue giving her Ibuprofen
However, Ella’s condition did not improve over the next two days and so they took her back to A&E and were met by ‘caring’ nurses and an ‘attentive’ doctor
‘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.’
James told his followers they should ‘trust their gut’ when their children is sick and he knew something more serious was going on than a viral infection.
He wrote: ‘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 d**k 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.’
The Strictly Come Dancing Professionals, who have been married since 2003, welcomed Ella in February 2020 after a round of IVF.
The couple previously revealed how the tot has been asking for a little brother or sister.
James told his followers they should ‘trust their gut’ when their children is sick and he knew something more serious was going on than a viral infection
Speaking to OK! magazine on the red carpet of Friday night’s Together for Short Lives ball, the couple admitted that it’s tough for them.
James said: ‘We would love to but it’s not that easy for us. We would love her to have a brother or sister. She talks about it all the time too!’
Ola added: ‘She is so chatty, she just turned three years old on Monday. At three she’s quite switched on now, she’s quite aware of what’s going on.’
Speaking to The Sun about her daughter and the IVF process, Ola said: ‘We are very lucky it happened for us on the first attempt, and we’re extremely blessed to have Ella, she’s such a little character.’
The Strictly Come Dancing Professionals, who have been married since 2003 , welcomed Ella in February 2020 after a round of IVF
The dancing mum, who starred on the BBC show from 2006 – 2015 has made it clear that she would not rule out IVF treatment again, if it was needed.
Appearing on GB News last September, she said: ‘I would love to have more children if it happens naturally. If it doesn’t I will go for another IVF, yes.’
The Polish-born dancer went on to detail her struggle to conceive naturally, saying: ‘It’s really hard because you don’t know who to turn to.
‘Most of my friends used to get pregnant so easily. I didn’t understand why I wasn’t getting pregnant. I was healthy, fit, I was a professional dancer.’
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