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not sure if this is a spoiler, so apologies if a moderator has to move it!!
Sarah complains of being too tired to play outside
then starts bruising for no cause..
are we looking at a leukaemia story line?
not sure if this is a spoiler, so apologies if a moderator has to move it!!
Sarah complains of being too tired to play outside
then starts bruising for no cause..
are we looking at a leukaemia story line?
I have responded to your post about this in the spoiler section for week 25 - 29 July :)
tammyy2j
28-07-2011, 14:42
I remember reading that Debbie would be involved in a big storyline so maybe poor little Sarah does
Chloe O'brien
30-07-2011, 17:33
Andy and Alicia won't be going to Spain now if Andy's daughter is seriously ill.
Liberty C
04-08-2011, 09:40
Just had a random thought that I wanted to share, so here goes??
What if Sarah does have leukemia? And it's the type of leukemia that needs cord blood or bone marrow from a full sibling. Would Debbie and Andy consider having another child together in order to save the child they already have? What would that do to Debbie's relationship with Cameron? He's left his children in order to be with Debbie, they've lost a child together and now were discussing the possibility of having one of their own. What would happen to the relationship if he his girlfriend becomes pregnant by her ex?? Most parent would do anything and make any type of sacrifices for their child/children. But for Andy and Debbie would they be prepared to go this far???
tammyy2j
04-08-2011, 11:32
Just had a random thought that I wanted to share, so here goes??
What if Sarah does have leukemia? And it's the type of leukemia that needs cord blood or bone marrow from a full sibling. Would Debbie and Andy consider having another child together in order to save the child they already have? What would that do to Debbie's relationship with Cameron? He's left his children in order to be with Debbie, they've lost a child together and now were discussing the possibility of having one of their own. What would happen to the relationship if he his girlfriend becomes pregnant by her ex?? Most parent would do anything and make any type of sacrifices for their child/children. But for Andy and Debbie would they be prepared to go this far???
I'm not a fan of Cameron and think him and Debbie are a terrible pairing so I hope he leaves
I am sure Debbie and Andy would do anything for their daughter Sarah like any parent would even having another child
Just had a random thought that I wanted to share, so here goes??
What if Sarah does have leukemia? And it's the type of leukemia that needs cord blood or bone marrow from a full sibling. Would Debbie and Andy consider having another child together in order to save the child they already have? What would that do to Debbie's relationship with Cameron? He's left his children in order to be with Debbie, they've lost a child together and now were discussing the possibility of having one of their own. What would happen to the relationship if he his girlfriend becomes pregnant by her ex?? Most parent would do anything and make any type of sacrifices for their child/children. But for Andy and Debbie would they be prepared to go this far???
it depends how accurate the writers are going to be..?
IF Sarah has leukaemia, then it should be acute lymphoblastic or ALL, for which the treatment is chemotherapy, to take the patient into remission, and in 80 % of children, this is considered 'cured'
Bone marrow would not be the treatment of first choice...
and....even if Andy and Debbie had a second child, there is no guarantee that that child's bone marrow would be a match for Sarah. Just as likely is Debbie or Andy themselves being a match
so lets see how the writers stick to the right path.....
EMMERDALE bosses are plotting an explosive "designer baby" storyline, The Sun can reveal.
Debbie Dingle and Andy Sugden will find themselves in a race to conceive another child to give dying daughter Sarah a bone marrow transplant.
An ITV1 source said: "It's a terrible dilemma.
"This is a real issue parents face. Should children be brought into the world just to save siblings?"
The problem is made worse as Debbie, played by Charley Webb, and Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) have split and now have new partners.
Producers hope the storyline - to be played out over the next year - will encourage more people to sign up as donors.
Emmerdale's former couple Debbie Dingle and Andy Sugden will decide to conceive another baby in a bid to save their daughter Sarah when she becomes seriously ill, a report has claimed.
The pair, played by Charley Webb and Kelvin Fletcher, will face a heartbreaking race against time when they learn that Sarah will die without a bone marrow transplant, according to The Sun.
Viewers have recently seen Debbie become concerned over her daughter's health after mysterious bruises started appearing on her body and she began complaining about feeling tired. The plot is expected to become more prominent on screen in the coming weeks.
Speaking of the "designer baby" storyline, a source told the newspaper: "It's a terrible dilemma. This is a real issue parents face. Should children be brought into the world just to save siblings?"
Emmerdale bosses have not yet confirmed the storyline, but fans have been speculating that such a plot could be in store for some time.
Speaking to Digital Spy earlier this year, Emmerdale's executive producer Steve November promised that Debbie had a "huge" plot on the way which would be "a big talking point".
More recently, series producer Stuart Blackburn said that the planned story for Debbie would "last for over a year and touch the hearts of a lot of our regular characters". He added: "A lot of decisions are going to have to be made."
Debbie has been in a relationship with haulage driver Cameron Murray (Dominic Power) over the past few months, while Andy is dating feisty barmaid Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson).
not sure if this is a spoiler, so apologies if a moderator has to move it!!
Sarah complains of being too tired to play outside
then starts bruising for no cause..
are we looking at a leukaemia story line?
Well spotted
Chloe O'brien
14-08-2011, 00:51
What's the odds of another relative not a sibling being a donor match. Cain to have a change of heart about forcing Amy getting an abortion. Maybe she could keep it to be a possible donor.
tammyy2j
14-08-2011, 20:39
What's the odds of another relative not a sibling being a donor match. Cain to have a change of heart about forcing Amy getting an abortion. Maybe she could keep it to be a possible donor.
I'd say Debbie might not be able to carry another baby to term she did miscarry recently
I am thinking Amy and Cain's baby is part of this storyline also
Well spotted
thanks, but I have worked with leukaemia patients for the last 20 years so I had a headstart :-)
thanks, but I have worked with leukaemia patients for the last 20 years so I had a headstart :-)
At least you will be able to tell if the storyline is realistic. Well done anyway for spotting it and double well done for you job. Im sure it has its highs and lows.
now I have read in a spoiler DS I think, that Sarah has 'a genetic condition' and Andy blames the Dingle line of course, because it couldnt be him!!
So I am revising my diagnosis, as leukaemia obviously isnt genetic, but what could it be...? something fairly obscure, and starnge it hasnt shown itself until Sarah is 6-7?
With the inbreeding of the Dingle Clan it could be anything
With the inbreeding of the Dingle Clan it could be anything
I'm going to start the book, and stick my neck out for Fanconi's Anaemia
(which ought to have been spotted shortly after birth)
Double thanks Sarah c ,for the info (must admit never heard of it before) , and your work. What do you think about Sarah having a kidney disorder that requires a transplant ?
the spoilers I have read have said Sarah needs a bone marrow transplant, and I cant think of anything that isnt bone, marrow or blood related that would need one?
and now a genetic condition has been mentionned, I think it has to be something rare that hardly anyone has heard of?
(leukaemia not being genetic..)
I think she has leukaemia
I think she has leukaemia
but leukaemia isnt genetic though?
so something is wrong with this storyline somewhere....
Morrinson'sBoii
04-09-2011, 21:19
EMMERDALE bosses are plotting an explosive "designer baby" storyline, The Sun can reveal.
Debbie Dingle and Andy Sugden will find themselves in a race to conceive another child to give dying daughter Sarah a bone marrow transplant.
yeah i understand why they are doing that but sarah is really ill and debbie would be pregnant for about 9 months or so, has sarah even got that long left?
tammyy2j
05-09-2011, 12:30
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/soaperstar/view/209451/Emmerdale-Alicia-gets-the-heave-ho-from-Andy/
THIS is the moment Andy Sugden calls time on his relationship with Alicia Gallagher.
Andy ends it because he can’t give her what she wants – a future together in Spain.
He tells her he needs to stay in the UK because his daughter Sarah is unwell and viewers will soon find out she’s suffering from leukaemia.
Despite Andy’s concern over his daughter, Alicia becomes demanding and he snaps, asking her to move out to give him space.
An insider said: “Alicia doesn’t seem to understand the father-daughter bond and has been telling everyone about their move to Spain, while bugging Andy to set a date.
“But she pushes too far at the wrong time and Andy asks her to pack her things and leave.”
Our source added: “It looks like she may not get to live happily ever after, or will they kiss and make up?”
yeah i understand why they are doing that but sarah is really ill and debbie would be pregnant for about 9 months or so, has sarah even got that long left?
I think the consultant said the condition was very serious and therefore I assume would need urgent treatment ,also wouldn't there be a health risk for another child if the condition is genetic. Sarah c is well up on the condition & treatment wonder what she reckons ?
I think the consultant said the condition was very serious and therefore I assume would need urgent treatment ,also wouldn't there be a health risk for another child if the condition is genetic. Sarah c is well up on the condition & treatment wonder what she reckons ?
well last night the consultant said they are looking at chromosome breakage syndrome, of which there are 4 different genetic conditions, one of which is Fanconi's. This must mean that both Andy and Debbie are carriers, and would therefore have a 50% chance of having a child that is a carrier, and a 25% chance of having a child with the condition. So 1 child in every 4 they have by law of average?
I am only familiar with the Fanconis anaemia of the 4, and life epectancy is usually 25 years? on average.
so a bone marrow transplant is what Sarah would need, in 'real life' an unrelated donor would be sought from the national register, as 9 months is a long wait for Sarah. It wont kill her, but the lack of blood cells she has now would be nasty to live with for that long, especially as at the end of a pregnancy the new child could be affected too anyway?
I'm going to start the book, and stick my neck out for Fanconi's Anaemia
(which ought to have been spotted shortly after birth)
Well spotted and 100% perfect diagnosis http://www.soapboards.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?125587-Emmerdale-Spoilers-03-07-October-2011&p=757253#post757253 story revealed next Wednesday
Emmerdale star Charley Webb has hinted that her character Debbie Dingle will hide her emotions as Sarah's illness storyline gathers pace in forthcoming episodes.
As officially confirmed earlier this week, the mystery surrounding Sarah's symptoms comes to an end next Wednesday when she is diagnosed with Fanconi Anaemia, a rare genetic disorder affecting children which causes bone marrow failure and predisposition to cancer.
Debbie and Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) are left stunned by their daughter's diagnosis and immediately vow to do whatever it takes to help her.
Webb told Soaplife of the storyline: "Having a sick child is such a massive, awful thing. The research, everything, has to be right because people know what can and can't happen in these circumstances."
Asked whether it is a difficult plotline to be involved with, the actress replied: "It is, because this is a real condition and it affects so many families you don't even hear about. It needs to be done right.
"And the emotion needs to be right. You can't play the whole storyline crying. Debbie puts a mask on and is very focused. I think a lot of parents probably go through that thing of being very centred and trying to keep everything together."
As Debbie and Andy need to find a bone marrow match for Sarah (Sophia Moore), the pair have been tipped to consider conceiving another baby to save her.
Webb confirmed: "[Debbie] starts researching the condition and that's how the whole 'saviour sibling' idea comes up. She finds out for herself that that's an alternative."
Chloe O'brien
09-10-2011, 00:59
Amy's baby. I was right. Septic Peg strikes again. I really need to start charging these soaps for my consultancy fee.
Emmerdale star Charley Webb has revealed more details of her character's 'saviour sibling' storyline, explaining that Debbie Dingle has "no doubt" she is making the best move for her young daughter Sarah.
As revealed earlier in the year, Debbie and Andy will soon start making plans to have another child together in a bid to save Sarah, who has been diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Fanconi Anaemia and needs a bone marrow match.
Although Debbie and Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) are now both in serious relationships with Cameron Murray (Dominic Power) and Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson) respectively, the storyline sees them forced to pretend they are a couple as they seek IVF treatment for Sarah's sake.
Webb told This Morning today: "They've got to pretend that they're still a couple and there's no doubt in [Debbie's] mind that she's going to do that. She'll do whatever it takes."
"There's so many twists and turns, and they face problem after problem after problem after problem with the IVF. There's loads more to come," she continued.
The actress also said that she is glad Emmerdale bosses are raising awareness of Fanconi Anaemia, noting that few people have heard of the disease.
She explained: "Personally, I think it's extremely important. The hits on the Fanconi Anaemia website have gone up by 30 times more. Fanconi Anaemia is so rare and there's no research for it. I didn't even know it existed before I started this storyline, so I've actually struggled to research it because there's not much about, which is difficult because it's horrendous."
Emmerdale continues tonight at 7pm on ITV1.
The actress also said that she is glad Emmerdale bosses are raising awareness of Fanconi Anaemia, noting that few people have heard of the disease.
Well diagnosed on here though by Sarah C
Chloe O'brien
20-10-2011, 11:38
Why don't Andy and Debbie get the turkey baser out or do it the old fashion way, instead of going through the IVF. None of them have the money to pay for it.
Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson has discussed her character's role in Sarah's illness storyline, admitting that Alicia Gallagher will experience mixed emotions as she becomes increasingly affected by the situation in the coming days.
Alicia is currently supporting partner Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) as he and Debbie Dingle desperately try to find a bone marrow match for their young daughter, who has been diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Fanconi Anaemia.
Anderson told Inside Soap of the storyline: "Alicia is absolutely devastated for Sarah, Andy and Debbie. She's trying very hard to be supportive. She loves Sarah to bits and as a mum to Jacob, she knows how important it is to look out for your child.
"So when the donation unit comes to the village hall, she's right there bullying everyone to spit into tubes to see if they could be a match for Sarah. But it's all becoming very difficult for Alicia, because she's jealous of Debbie and all of the time that Andy has to spend with her now."
The actress added that upcoming tension between Alicia and Debbie makes the situation more difficult.
"Those two are so confrontational," she explained. "They both get each other's backs up. I think what annoys Alicia the most is when Debbie says that she's a bad mum. But she isn't - they just come from extremely different schools of parenting."
Sarah's storyline takes a new twist in the next fortnight when Andy and Debbie decide to have another baby together in a 'saviour sibling' plan.
Charley Webb, who plays Debbie, recently confirmed that the pair will have to pretend to be a couple as they undergo IVF treatment for Sarah's sake.
Why don't Andy and Debbie get the turkey baser out or do it the old fashion way, instead of going through the IVF. None of them have the money to pay for it.
we'll pay for it as tax payers! or rather the nhs will fund it for us...
and who says it wil
la) be a sucess
b) the baby will be a match?
I remember you saying a while back 1 in 4 chance of success ,can they wait so long with such odds, for treatment to start ? surely the consultant would advise about the risk?
Chloe O'brien
21-10-2011, 21:29
I don't think Alicia and Debbie are that different as mothers. They have both had lousy up bringings and would do anything for their kids. The reason they don't get on is that deep down they are the same, and that's why Alicia is worried because she knows she would sleep with her ex to save Jacob if she could have kids. She knows the thought of Andy and Debbie sleeping together if they have to is a possibility.
I remember you saying a while back 1 in 4 chance of success ,can they wait so long with such odds, for treatment to start ? surely the consultant would advise about the risk?
exactly, it is a long shot, but they could produce another child with Fanconis?
No they wouldnt wait that long for treatment, they would still be looking at international registers for an unrelated match. The UK sources marrow donors from all over the world and the odds of finding an unrelated match would be greater than Andy and Debbie having a second child that matches - but I guess not so dramatic tv!! :)
Chloe O'brien
23-10-2011, 00:57
I was reading in The Sun TV mag today that they find a possible donor for Sarah and Alicia tells Sarah. What's the chances of it being Carl?
I was reading in The Sun TV mag today that they find a possible donor for Sarah and Alicia tells Sarah. What's the chances of it being Carl?
I think it sounds like an anonymous donor, as they are a match and then decide not to donate - which happens..
and (dramatic as it would be for the S/L) you do not get to know who your donor is or where they come from, except under very unique circumstances, so even if it was Carl, we shouldnt know!
You're right Sarah donors do back out ocasionally, although I have to say it is very rare and is usually because during various blood tests and medicals something has shown up and the donor cannot be declared medically fit. Also unless the donor is related, no contact is allowed between the donor and the recipient for at least 2 years and then only if both parties agree, everything is treated with extreme confidentiality.
You're right Sarah donors do back out ocasionally, although I have to say it is very rare and is usually because during various blood tests and medicals something has shown up and the donor cannot be declared medically fit. Also unless the donor is related, no contact is allowed between the donor and the recipient for at least 2 years and then only if both parties agree, everything is treated with extreme confidentiality.
I have had the honour of couriering marrow from country to country when the donor and recipient are on different continents, and often the donor would include a 'good luck' card, which we would take, btu which had to be anonymised prior to handing over, which always seemed a little like over kill
The reason good luck cards are anonymised is to protect both the donor and recipient.
Chloe O'brien
27-10-2011, 14:30
I think a good luck card with an organ donation is a good idea. As long as it's sent anonymisly. The secret donor must have a change of heart that's why they will try IVF.
I think a good luck card with an organ donation is a good idea. As long as it's sent anonymisly. The secret donor must have a change of heart that's why they will try IVF.
sometimes peoplesign up to donate and then get 'called up' years later almost having forgotten they did the test..?
I have known donors be on the register, and when they were macthed to a patient, decline because when it came to i, they couldnt get the time needed off work?
the anoymising of the cards etc, is in brutal truth, in case the transplant isnt a sucess and the recipient doesnt make it
Emmerdale's Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle make a massive decision in the coming days as they vow to have another baby together in order to save their young daughter Sarah, who is seriously ill.
Sarah was recently diagnosed with the rare genetic disease Fanconi Anaemia and is now in need of a bone marrow transplant. When Andy and Debbie (Charley Webb (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/celebrities/charley-webb/)) learn that a potential donor has pulled out next week, they start to look at alternative courses of action and agree to have a saviour sibling to help Sarah.
Andy and Debbie's plans will have massive implications for their respective relationships with Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/celebrities/natalie-anderson/)) and Cameron Murray (Dominic Power (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/celebrities/dominic-power/)) - not least because they now have to pretend to be a couple to go ahead with the IVF treatment. Will they all be able to stay united for Sarah's sake?
Here, Emmerdale's long-serving actor Kelvin Fletcher (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/celebrities/kelvin-fletcher/) - who plays Andy - chats to Digital Spy about his character's compelling new storyline.
This is a big storyline for Emmerdale. Have you enjoyed being part of it so far?
"Yeah, I have enjoyed being part of it. We're still only at the start of this storyline really, but up to now it's been great. It's always nice to get a storyline - I know all actors say that, but it genuinely is, as it feels like the show's team are putting their faith in you to do it justice, so it's quite a compliment. It's been good and a nice chance to work with some great actors and actresses - Natalie Anderson, Jeff Hordley, Emma Atkins, Charley Webb and Dominic Power."
There had been hints of a big storyline for Debbie and her loved ones for quite a while. Has this storyline been planned for a long time?
"Yeah, I think they've had this storyline planned for a very long time. I think they were originally going to start running the storyline earlier in the year, but it was put back a little bit. It's something that they've thought about for quite a while and they wanted it to be absolutely perfect before running it - and it has been, so that's why we're starting it now. Hopefully we can do it justice."
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As Fanconi Anaemia is so rare and few people have heard of the illness, have you been doing a lot of research for this storyline?
"Definitely. The whole team have been doing a lot of research over this - right from the top, so that's the storyliners, the scriptwriters, the producers and everyone else involved. When you take something like this on, it has to be done right.
"There's so much medical research that's needed, so that's all been done and taken care of. When you do the research, you realise how serious the condition is, how upsetting it would be and the impact that it would have on a child's parents and the immediate family."
How does the saviour sibling idea come about, and do Debbie or Andy have any reservations?
"The reservations over this all come from Andy. Debbie is very quick to react when they hear the news that there's no donor and they're going to have to do this themselves. They could wait to see if there's another donor, but that could take time they just haven't got. So Debbie is quick to suggest that she and Andy could have a baby themselves, as that would give Sarah the best chance.
"Andy is taken aback by the idea. It's never a question that he's not prepared to do it, but he's thinking about the implications that it will have on everybody else and his life with Alicia. He's also considering the magnitude of having a baby with someone who's not his partner - it's a big ask.
"Andy worries that they're rushing into this, but he soon realises that it's the best chance they have to save Sarah. He agrees to it, but he's a little bit nervous about how things are going to pan out."
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How does Alicia feel about the idea?
"Well, recently it's sometimes seemed that Alicia hasn't been very supportive of Andy, as we saw when they ended their relationship. So Andy was surprised when she came back and accepted the situation - they weren't going to go to Spain, it'd be a struggle due to Sarah's illness and all the trips to hospital, but she wanted to be with him and support him.
"Alicia is showing support, but her support is tested with this storyline. It's gone far beyond a tricky time - Andy is now going to have to have a baby with his ex. It may not be touched on a great deal, but I also think a bigger issue for Alicia is the fact that she can't have children herself."
Andy and Cameron have sometimes clashed, so could this situation make things worse between them?
"Well, I think recently we've seen scenes which show that Andy and Cameron have a common ground - they've both got Sarah's best interests at heart. I think Andy was a little bit reluctant about Cameron at first, especially as he feared that Cameron was taking over the role of Sarah's father. Cameron would never do that, but Andy is very proud and it took him a while to realise it. Now they all have common ground, I think Cameron will agree to go along with whatever it takes to make Sarah healthy again."
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Debbie and Andy also have to pretend to be a couple, don't they?
"Yes. Initially it's just for the authorities, as to get accepted on to the IVF treatment, you have to be an active couple to ensure that the baby would be brought up in a stable, loving background. So Andy and Debbie are having to pretend to the health services that they're a couple and they're very happy together.
"Afterwards, this also extends to the village. Close friends and family know that Andy and Debbie aren't really a couple and it's all a bit of an act, but in the village, the gossip is that Andy and Debbie are back together."
Is there a chance that Debbie and Andy could develop real romantic feelings for each other because of this?
"I'm not sure, but it's not something that's been spoken about so far. At the moment, there's not really a chance for any kind of spark to develop, as the time they have together sees them focusing on Sarah's illness and the plan that they're making. It's very clear that they're doing this completely for Sarah - it's as simple as that."
Does the saviour sibling plan divide opinion in the village?
"I imagine it will - as would happen in real life, people will have an opinion on what Debbie and Andy are doing. Whether you want to call it IVF, a designer baby or a saviour sibling, they're having another baby with the purpose of saving the daughter that they already have. There's no suggestion that the child wouldn't be loved, but it's just a really unusual scenario.
"So I imagine characters in the village will have their opinions, but I haven't really been involved in many scenes where they've expressed their opinions. I think those type of conversations will probably take place while Andy is not around to hear them."
Are you proud of the work that Sophia, who plays Sarah, has been doing on the storyline?
"Definitely. It's a big ask for any child actor to take on something like this. She has lines to learn and she's working in an adult environment, so she's expected to know her lines and listen to the director when she's told to play a scene or a line in a certain way. That's enough to take on as an adult actor, but she really takes it in her stride and I think she enjoys it."
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Do you find yourself taking an emotional storyline like this home with you, or are you able to switch off from it?
"I'm able to switch off from it. It does have an effect - sometimes I can go home and feel a little bit down, but I can generally switch off and you've got to do that, really. If I am struggling to switch off, my friends and family quickly help me to do so."
Is it nice to get a storyline that hasn't really been tackled by a soap before?
"It is. I've had a couple of storylines in the past that have never been done by a soap before, which is nice. It's good to do something unique and original, and it's an opportunity for us to all work together and do our best. It'd be nice to think that other soaps could maybe follow us further down the line if we do it justice.
"At the same time, though, you don't really think about whether it's been done before - you just treat it as you would any other storyline. Certainly I do, anyway. I just want it to look as good as possible, and I feel the same with any storyline that I'm given."
You've been at Emmerdale for 15 years now. Has it felt that long?
"No, it's really flown over! It feels that long when I look back at pictures from when I was a kid, but it's really flown. Emmerdale is a great place to work and I genuinely wouldn't be here if I didn't want to be. I love coming to work, I love the character I play and I love the people I work with. I'm as excited now as I was when I first started. And when you get a storyline like this, it provides another boost of excitement and eagerness to please the bosses and the viewers."
tammyy2j
28-10-2011, 18:55
Wouldnt this be best in the thread already about Sarah's illness
wouldnt this be best in the thread already about sarah's illness
no .
Emmerdale star Charley Webb has said that she would want to give birth to a saviour sibling if she ever faced the same predicament as her character Debbie Dingle.
Debbie was recently left devastated when she discovered that her young daughter Sarah has the rare genetic disorder Fanconi Anaemia. She is now desperate to have a 'designer baby' with her ex Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) to provide a bone marrow match for Sarah.
Webb told The Sun of the storyline: "I know it's a controversial issue and that some people are against the idea of saviour siblings, but it's all about individual choice. I hope the majority of viewers will see why Debbie feels she needs to have another child to save Sarah and also ask themselves, 'What would I do?'
"I think it's positive that we are posing these questions and making people think. I'm confident most people will understand that when it comes down to saving your child's life, you will do whatever it takes.
"Personally, I wouldn't care what it took. I would do absolutely everything and anything to save my child."
Webb and fellow Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe) have an 18-month-old son named Buster together. They have been an item for the past four years.
Emmerdale continues tonight at 7pm on ITV1.
Re Amy's baby being a match.....with a baby donation we are looking at retaining the umbilical cord and using the stem cells within it to transplant.
Will the writers remember this, and get Amy to talk re donation to her midwife before the birth, or will the baby being a donor crop up a week or so after the birth -when in reality the cord would be long gone?
Considering that Amy has the baby without anyone knowing it does seem unlikely.
Maybe this could be the cause of Cain's long term pain ,him knowing he'd forced Amy into virtual exile over the birth. and ruining Sarah's transplant chance. If it is ,Debbie and the rest of the Dingle clan won't be happy tigers.
I hate this storyline but I admire how Debbie is trying to do anything for her baby like any other mother would do
I hate this storyline but I admire how Debbie is trying to do anything for her baby like any other mother would do
I like the addressing of the issue but Debbie is in overdrive without thinking clearly - understandably
I think the worst aspect is, how many pregnancies would she terminate at 11-12 weeks because it wasnt a match? I am not anti-abortion but you are getting here to the stage where the pregnancy/foetus is a functional thing, not a new life...
Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has admitted that his character Andy Sugden is "shocked" by Debbie Dingle's next idea to save their ill daughter Sarah.
Debbie (Charley Webb) will soon tell Andy that they should try to conceive a child the natural way as part of their ongoing saviour sibling storyline.
The pair have already pursued other ways of having a child together for Sarah's sake, but the latest plan will prove to be the most shocking yet for their respective partners Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson) and Cameron Murray (Dominic Power).
Fletcher told Soaplife of Debbie's suggestion: "Andy thinks it's a wind up. When he realises it's not, he's extremely shocked she's even mentioning such a thing. Apart from anything else, Andy can't see how Cameron and Alicia would accept it.
"He's very concerned about telling Alicia. He nearly lost her over the whole artificial insemination baby thing, so he's bound to lose her over this."
Confirming that a stunned Alicia soon decides to leave Andy, the actor continued: "He's hurt, but at the same time he knows he must do all he can to help Sarah. He's definitely willing to sacrifice his relationship for his daughter. He'll do whatever it takes, and if that means him losing everything around him, he's prepared for that to happen."
Fletcher added that Andy does not consider the possibility he could develop feelings for Debbie as a result of the plan.
"He's not anticipating that he will. He's a man - he can do sex without emotions," he explained. "But then things like that happen without you expecting them."
Emmerdale launched the saviour sibling storyline in October.
Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has admitted that he feels torn over where Andy, Debbie and Cameron's storyline should go next.
Debbie (Charley Webb) is currently in a serious relationship with Cameron (Dominic Power), but is desperate for a saviour baby with Andy to help their daughter Sarah, who is seriously ill.
Next week's episodes see Debbie and Andy sleep together as part of the plan - leaving Andy with reignited feelings for his ex.
Speaking to All About Soap about whether an Andy and Debbie reunion could be on the cards, Fletcher explained: "I love working with Charley Webb, so selfishly, as an actor, I think Andy and Debbie would be a great couple. But as a viewer, I'd hate to see Debbie walk out on Cameron, because he's a good guy."
Debbie and Andy decide not to tell anyone that they went through with having sex, but Fletcher added that it may not stay secret for long.
"If Andy grows more jealous of Cameron, he might decide to use this knowledge as ammunition," he explained.
"Andy's starting to believe Debbie likes him and he thinks Cameron has a right to know that, but he isn't vindictive enough to use it at the moment - although when you want something badly enough, you resort to extreme measures."
Emmerdale continues on Monday at 7pm on ITV1.
tammyy2j
08-01-2012, 20:45
EMMERDALE bosses have done a U-turn over plans to kill off little Sarah Sugden in one of the soap’s biggest ever tear-jerkers.
The youngster has been battling a rare genetic disorder for the last few months and needs a bone marrow transplant.
So mum Debbie Dingle, played by Charley Webb, 23, seduces Sarah’s dad Andy Sugden in the hope of having a donor baby.
It was planned for Sarah to die because the new tot is not a match but soap bosses decided it would be too upsetting for fans and have now changed the plot.
Debbie’s new baby, which will be conceived during secret sex sessions with her ex-lover Andy, will be born later this spring.
Sarah, played by seven-year-old Sophia Amber Moore, will have to wait to discover if the bone marrow is a match.
Viewers will this week see Debbie seduce Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) after luring him to a hotel room.
She will then announce she is expecting the baby she needs next month.
An Emmerdale insider said: “This was going to be one of the biggest and saddest storylines the soap world has ever seen. The plan was for Debbie to have the baby but, in a cruel twist of fate, it wasn’t going to be a match to save Sarah and the youngster was going to die.
“After much discussion, it was felt this would have been just too horrendous so they did a U-turn. The storyline is still being worked out but Sarah will not be killed off.”
An Emmerdale spokesman said: “It is not the case that the changes have been made to this storyline.”
Will be born later this spring?
Hang on......thats not nine months later!
Maybe she pregnant already but does not realise?
Maybe she pregnant already but does not realise?
In which case the baby would not be Andys
In which case the baby would not be Andys
Have they not tried the turkey baster method for a couple of months now?
Maybe she pregnant already but does not realise?
In which case the baby would not be Andys
Have they not tried the turkey baster method for a couple of months now?
No wonder Cameron is frustrated
Perhaps the seasons are different in Dingledale to everywhere else in the country. Debbie, surely ,is going to know whether she's pregnant or not ,she's used the tester, has already talked about her monthly cycle. Maybe the Dingle clan have A shorter gestation period than other humans. Sounds like a storyline mess up.
The baby could be premature
The baby could be premature
we are talking born in April, so 5 months premature??!! that is 18 weeks gestation, so a world record by all accounts?
we are talking born in April, so 5 months premature??!! that is 18 weeks gestation, so a world record by all accounts?
and at the risk of being a pedant... they have to test at 11-12 weeks if the foetus is a match, and then take cord blood at term...all a bit rushed, and a total 'diss' if they go and take bone marrow from a premature baby
I would class May and even June still as spring
I would class May and even June still as spring
still even my basic maths would make it a 4-5 mionth pregnancy?
If Debbie gets pregnant now, the baby shouldnt be born until mid-October?
still even my basic maths would make it a 4-5 mionth pregnancy?
If Debbie gets pregnant now, the baby shouldnt be born until mid-October?
Debbie had a miscarriage with Cameron .a few months ago. In Perdita's thread the shows producer says that the original plan was for Sarah not to survive her illness .maybe because Debbie miscarries the savior infant. Now the storyline has changed where
can the cure for Sarah come from ?
Chloe O'brien
13-01-2012, 11:55
I thought Amy's baby would have played a part in Sarah's illness otherwise what was the point in Amy getting pregnant to have Kyle adopted and never heard of again.
tammyy2j
13-01-2012, 11:57
I thought Amy's baby would have played a part in Sarah's illness otherwise what was the point in Amy getting pregnant to have Kyle adopted and never heard of again.
Yes I thought so too, was it ever even mentioned about Kyle being a possible donor?
Yes I thought so too, was it ever even mentioned about Kyle being a possible donor?
Amy told Debbie she'd had Kyle tested as a donor but no match found.
Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has said that he will be understanding if show bosses decide to kill off his screen daughter Sarah Sugden.
Sarah is currently suffering from the rare genetic disorder Fanconi Anaemia, which has left Fletcher's character Andy and his ex Debbie (Charley Webb) devastated in recent months.
Andy and Debbie have spent weeks trying to conceive a saviour sibling for Sarah (Sophia Amber Moore), as she needs a match for a bone marrow transplant. However, there are currently no guarantees that the youngster will pull through her ordeal.
Fletcher told the Daily Record: "People have been up in arms about it, but if it's a life-threatening condition, unfortunately that is one of the realities. There are families out there who are going through this sort of thing and some have a happy ending and, unfortunately, some don't.
"It's choosing which story you want to tell. Some people have said soaps have a responsibility to portray things in a good way, but they have a more important responsibility to portray real life and sometimes in real life things don't go according to plan."
He continued: "It probably comes across as really cold, but both ways would work for the show. I wouldn't like to lose little Sophia, who plays Sarah, and I wouldn't want Andy to lose Sarah because I love the relationship they've got but, at the same time, you've got to be ready to play that. I have no power and no say in it."
Earlier this month, a newspaper report suggested that the Emmerdale team had decided not to kill off Sarah - as they felt this outcome would be "too upsetting" for fans. However, the schoolgirl's fate remains unconfirmed by show chiefs.
Emmerdale continues tonight at 7pm on ITV1.
Emmerdale have re-cast the role of Debbie Dingle and Andy Sugden’s young daughter Sarah in time for the character’s return alongside Charley Webb’s long awaited comeback to the show.
Previously played by Sophia Amber Moore, the character has been taken over by Katie Hill and the youngster will make her debut on Tuesday 24th January as Debbie arrives home with her and Jack in a panic, being chased by sinister men she owes money too.
Sophia played Sarah from 2007 and during her time in the show, she was involved in storylines including the need for a bone marrow transplant after falling ill with a genetic condition called Fanconi anemia as well as leukemia. She was also heavily involved with the Killer Cameron plotline.
A spokesperson for Emmerdale confirmed the re-cast to Metro.co.uk, saying: ‘Due to the nature of the storyline the character of Sarah Sugden has been recast for an older actress. The role will now be played by Katie Hill.’
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We are currently sworn to secrecy over the full details of the storylines ahead for Debbie, the kids and the Dingles but the decision to re-cast is a heavy hint that things are going to be pretty dramatic.
metro.co.uk
tammyy2j
09-06-2018, 23:09
Is she really sick again or faking to punish Debbie and get rid of Joe?
heydrich39
13-06-2018, 10:03
Who cares!
whose heart is she getting, amelia or leanna?
alcapo11
13-06-2018, 19:47
whose heart is she getting, amelia or leanna?
Ross' most likely.
whose heart is she getting, amelia or leanna?
Leanna has a heart?
Leanna has a heart?
good point
tammyy2j
13-06-2018, 22:37
Who will Joe pay for a heart for Sarah :p
andy really needs to be told about sarah, facebook?
can sarah get chas and paddy baby's heart or is that too small young?
kiwigirl
09-07-2018, 10:49
can sarah get chas and paddy baby's heart or is that too small young?
Thats a really good question. I was thinking the same thing too, its all coming to a head at the same time.
no mask low immune with her illness but out and about stealing, send her off to scotland to debbie
so stupid with danny and drugs again
now a mechanic, i don't see why she isn't back with debbie
sarah and jacob get together
the ungrateful mardy brat should be shipped off to debbie
tammyy2j
20-05-2025, 10:12
Sarah Sugden breaks down in Jacob Gallagher's arms next week after she is diagnosed with having the early stages of cervical cancer.
Once Sarah hears that her biopsy results are ready, she feels concerned about what might be waiting for her. Bravely, the mechanic attends Hotten General on her own, but is devastated by the news that follows.
That girl cannot get any more selfish and egoistic... no concerns for others, only for herself!!!
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