James Jordan and wife Ola have had a stressful few days as the former Strictly professional revealed that their daughter, Ella, had been hospitalised following an infection that turned out to be tonsillitis and a chest infection.
The dancer shared a picture of Ella lying in a hospital bed with an IV drip and a small tear running down her face. James was so proud of his young girl, as he shared: "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."
Explaining what happened, the 45-year-old shared: "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 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 wasting the doctors and nurses time and would look like overprotective parents - we decided to take her back to A and E."
© InstagramJames continued: "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."
© InstagramFinishing off, he concluded: "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 [expletive] 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 was immediately supported by his fans, with Coleen Nolan saying: "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," and a second added: "You know your own child better than anyone, hope she's home and better in no time."
A third posted: "Omg poor little princess hope you get well soon sending big hugs," and a fourth penned: "Good for you! Glad Ella is on the mend. And thanks to all the NHS staff caring for all our little ones."
© GettyJames and Ola welcomed their daughter via Caesarean section at 9.20am on 27 February 2020. Sharing their happy news with HELLO!, new mum Ola gushed: "As soon as they put her on my chest, she stopped crying and opened her eyes and looked at me. Our bond was there from the first second."
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The professional dancers, who have been married since 2003, have had a difficult three-year journey to become parents, which saw them turn to IVF. Opening up about the exact moment they first laid eyes on Ella, James recalled: "It's horrible to watch someone you love go through surgery and you feel so helpless. Every time a machine made a noise I was asking what was going on."
