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wish you were not there, but you still kind of wish that we had never heard of covid and i think about some of my colleagues who have struggled as well. i get you. colleagues who have struggled as well. iget you. ican colleagues who have struggled as well. i get you. i can see how a lot of the work you do as a hospital chaplain is private and behind the scenes and working intensely with people and there you are in a stage in front of an internet audience of hundreds of thousands and all the glitz and glamour. that might be quite a contrast to come to terms with. yes, it is quite a contrast but a huge privilege to represent all miners and colleagues that i work with and yes, it was really special. they treated us like celebrities and we got picked up in a car that normally picks up the people from writing s got talent and chauffeured about. this britain s got talent. covid has been a horrible thing, it is still a horrible thing, it is still a horrible thing, it is still a horrible th
represent. ten. nine. eight. seven. six. five. four. three. two. one. whoa! we are a light! blackpool is a light! meet six year old will richie and his family. will was one of those switch on heroes. he has a genetic condition affecting his brain and eyesight. during lockdown this summer eyesight. during lockdown this summer he completed a charity marathon, raising more than £14,000 for his local hospital. just for the therapy dog along with hospital chaplain david anderson also helped switch on the lights. they provided comfort and support to patients at a west lancashire s nhs hospitals. this year s theme bring on the light celebrates the nhs and key workers. 50 coronavirus heroes have eliminated images of themselves in special hearts and rainbows in the lights illuminated.
did! switching on the blackpool illuminations is a job usually given to a celebrity guest but this year a number of corona heroes will be helping to light up the promenade. with them will be cockapoo jasper. he‘s a therapy dog who works alongside his owner, chaplain david anderson, at blackburn hospital. together they‘ve been supporting critical care staff during the pandemic and we‘re joined by them now. both of them. good morning! how are you? i both of them. good morning! how are you ? i would both of them. good morning! how are you? i would talk to vet, david, but how is jasper this he‘s good,. you? i would talk to vet, david, but how is jasper this he s good,. he s good, he still working up a bit because it‘s a bit early for him, he normally starts working at 9:30am. he is still waking up a bit. normally starts working at 9:30am. he is still waking up a bit. what is work forjasper? he supports the staff. the staff devoted a lot of their time and energy and humanit
struggling. so they spend time with jasper, talking about their experiences as a small group and just getting some love.” experiences as a small group and just getting some love. i guess at the height of the pandemic when things were at their most critical, jasper would not have been able to go into the hospital at that point, but he still had to help in other ways. yes, before the pandemic, he is to visit the patients, especially people end of life. during the peak, i was doing zoom visits and end of life calls with families. now things are settled down, he‘s not on the wards but he is there for the staff, every day he is here supporting the staff, running sessions and giving them a chance to share their story and have some love and just a cuddle. we began the interview and asked how jasper was, i will ask how you are. so as a trust chaplain, nhs trust, you talk about end of life visits with families, that is so much to take