Overview
- Cassidy has said her nine-year-old daughter Joanie was taken to A&E after a fall at school that fractured the same arm and required surgery under general anaesthetic.
- This is the third significant injury to that arm: an earlier clean break, a later fracture that needed metal plates, and a fresh break occurring weeks after surgeons removed the plates.
- Cassidy told listeners that surgeons had removed the metalwork about eight weeks before the new injury and that Joanie stayed in hospital for several days after the latest operation.
- The family pursued blood tests to check for an underlying cause, which returned normal results, and the treating consultant described the sequence as likely 'really bad luck.'
- Cassidy has praised NHS staff for their care but said the ordeal left her emotionally shaken and that Joanie will need medical clearance to fly or swim, affecting the family's holiday plans.