Diagnosed in September 2006 with a brain tumour, this is Jonny’s story. 8 months on and we hear about his long and hard journey in detail, as Jonny explains the nasty side effects of treatment and the various operations he has had to have. We get a sneaky peek at the ever appearing and spooky looking radiotherapy mask, now only used at Halloween according to Jonny! Spending a lot of time at home after having to miss college, a vast array of daytime telly was on offer to Jonny, Loose Women and Jeremy Kyle being personal favourites of his. Friends and family play a big part in Jonny’s positivity, as he explains how lucky he feels to have such a supportive network of people around him. After talking about his treatment story, we get to see a rehearsal take place at the Youth Theatre where Jonny and his sister attend and by the sounds of things, he can certainly reach those sparkling top notes!

In this second instalment, we join Anthony for a bounce and a stretch as he has a physio gym session at the hospital, followed by a game of pool, which Anthony loses… but we’ll let him off considering he does have a cast on his arm! As Anthony travels back to London, we follow his journey back to the hospital where he’s busy glowing in the dark with funky pens and stopping to chat to the nurses. Anthony is in high spirits as he prepares to have his cast taken off…maybe he’ll be able to win a game of pool now!

It’s a momentous occasion as Josephine has her last ever week in hospital and leaves the dreaded drip behind for good! The princess theme continues as a fabulous trip to Disneyland Paris, as organised by Dreams Come True, sees the family having a wonderful time away from hospital at last. There’s no sign of Mickey Mouse, but a whirlwind of excitement gets those teacups spinning! As the group set off on a magical river ride, Josie reminisces about the last time she was on the exact same ride with her grandparents and what its like to be back there again. After all the rollercoaster riding you could ever wish for, both in hospital and at the theme park, life returns to normal for Josephine as she looks forward to returning to college and finally getting some normality back in her life. As her video journey comes to an end and everything is finally looking up, an extremely happy Josie says goodbye to Jimmyteens and our favourite princess rides away into the sunset!

As part of the ‘Belfast City Hospital Journeys’- a series of short films created by young people in the hospital, this is Adel’s poem “Butterfly”. She describes how her time in hospital is similar to hiding away like a caterpillar, until the day comes when she can leave, spread her wings and transform into a butterfly.