Hartlepool youngster's family looking forward to Christmas after hospital ordeal

Nine-year-old Jacobe Cool spent Christmas 2023 seriously ill in hospital 35 miles away from home

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00:00I'm in the Hartlepool home with Sarah Roberts. Am I right in saying that your son Jacob was

00:06not well last year and didn't have a good Christmas?

00:08He was very, very poorly, yes.

00:10Can I ask what was wrong with him?

00:11He had pneumonia and that led to a complication on his left lung which made it collapse. So

00:19he was then transferred to Freeman's Hospital to have major surgery on his lung.

00:23That must have been very worrying for you.

00:25It was a bit touch and go.

00:27Really?

00:28Yes, and we were very worried.

00:30So how's the progress been over this past year?

00:32It was rough to begin with, but he's slowly recovered and better and we're looking forward

00:40to this Christmas.

00:41He sat beside me and he's humbling his hand about you doing your video. You've had to

00:45be doing this now than where you were last year.

00:47Yes, definitely.

00:48Have a nice Christmas.