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Reggie Aslin, who is now 6, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning he only has half a heart due to complications with his blood flow.
I've been going for milk for a long time. you're working every weekend overtime, just to stand still, basically. yeah. so days like this, it's what we want. make the most of it. exactly. lee did have a steadyjob before the pandemic, but mental—health struggles meant he had to leave. and now, with the pandemic over, none of those struggles are getting easier. do you feel the impact of stress at home? definitely. i do majorly, i kind of shut down sometimes when it comes to the finances. i kind of bury my head. screaming. then it comes out in a bit of an argument and a bit of a tizz, really, do...
Today, they and their parents are being given a free trip to a theme park to ease the pressures of the cost—of—living crisis. we are an area of long—term deprivation. people are finding it so much more difficult. see you, liverpool! there's a lot of working families here. yes. and people just can't do the hours and the extra shifts that they need to get the extra income that they need. is everyone really excited? cheering. for laura, lee, joseph and avaya, today's free treat from the neo community centre will be the only treat of the summer holidays. i'm currently working for the nhs. my...
Life for the 0'dowds has changed. little bit of a pinch now. yeah. reel off the many and varied places you would normally be travelling to in the summer holidays. benidorm, turkey, new york. disneyland! portugal and disneyland. and this year? we've been to butlins. it's tough, isn't it? cos you've got two good incomes coming in and you just can't afford to do the things you used to do. no. dad lee tells me he's working overtime every possible weekend. once i stop working overtime, that's really where it hits you in the pocket. do you notice dad's working more, elliot? i had to explain to them,...
Hits you in the pocket. do you notice dad's working more, elliot? i had to explain to them, when you're on your own, "dad, can you come home?" "no, i'm working tonight." i say to me little lad that i'm just going for milk. rather than going for a long time. you're working every weekend overtime, just to stand still, basically. yeah. it stays like this, it's what we want. make the most of it. exactly. lee did have a steadyjob before the pandemic, but mental—health struggles meant he had to leave. and now, with the pandemic over, none of those struggles are getting easier. do you feel the impa...