Bristolian reality star Josie Gibson has issued a health update following her son's hospital visit. The Big Brother winner, who grew up in Yate and lives in Bristol, revealed on social media last week that her son required surgery after an accident on a trampoline ladder.
Posting the X-ray image of Reggie-James' arm on Instagram, Josie thanked medical staff for putting him 'back together again'. She captioned the post: "Thank you to the theatre at @ruhbath. You've put my little prince back together again.
"Reg has a new terminator arm. A victim of a trampoline ladder."
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Today, July 25, Josie presented This Morning alongside Craig Doyle; the pair were joined by Gyles Brandreth and Matthew Wright to discuss the NHS staffing crisis. According to a report by the cross-party Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee, the NHS is facing the 'greatest workforce crisis' in its history.
Josie made sure to praise the NHS staff who took care of Reggie over the weekend during the discussion. The 37-year-old broadcaster said that her son had been in A&E over the weekend after the trampoline ladder mishap, with his injury requiring surgery.
According to Josie, staff shortages meant that the surgeon who attended her son's arm had to work a 12-hour shift without a lunch break. The Bristolian called on support to be made available for NHS staff.
She said: "I just think credit to them. How amazing is it to keep doing your job in a crumbled system when you're doing all this."
When Craig probed Josie for an update on Reggie's condition, she told him that he is getting better. Josie said: "He's really, really good and I can't thank anybody in that theatre enough."
Josie shares three-year-old Reggie with her ex-partner, Terry. Earlier this month, the mum-of-one told The Mirror how she juggles being a mum with work.
She told the publication: "My weekend starts with cuddles with my son Reggie. If I’ve got energy after working I’ll cook a meal, but we love going to David Lloyd for some food – it’s walking distance from our house. Then we’ll lie on the sofa, watch a film and snuggle."
The This Morning host also admitted that while she enjoys spending quality time with her son, it rarely is relaxing. "Reggie is only three so I never get a lie-in – not even on weekends," she said.
"We’re always up early but we just like to chill at the weekends. It’s Reggie time – we do whatever he wants to do, which usually includes eating out!
"We live in Bristol but we love going out in Bath and we always have a roast dinner on a Sunday. We tend to go out for it, but I do cook a very good roast dinner."
When Josie shared the unfortunate news that Reggie had injured himself last week, she then shared a Photoshopped image of her beloved son, who will turn four in September, as Iron Man. It was captioned with: "Reggie-James is Iron Man." She then added: "Thank you to my @thismorning family for making this. LOL."
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