J: Hi, Erin! It is Jayden and George here from
G: Dead—
J: The Dead Boy Detectives. Did you think we were going to say that in unison
G: [nods]
[J&G laugh]
G: He’s already forgotten about!
J: So, you have said—I’ll read this out: “First of all, so grateful that you two are doing this Cameo event. George’s Cameo fundraiser brought such joy to our community—“ [Claps.]
G: Aww!
J: “I am a social worker who works at a paediatric A&E, intervening and supporting kids and families in crisis situations and bearing direct witness to a lot of suffering—“
G: Wow…
J: “DBD is such an emotionally intelligent show that my colleagues and I discussed each episode as we saw it from our clinical perspective.” That’s really, really interesting. “Months later, the show still means so much to me. A hazard of this job is high risk of developing PTSD. This autumn has been full of hard cases at our hospital. Can you give me/helpers some words of encouragement?”
J: Well, first of all, the fact that you guys can come together and, you know, discuss some of the themes of the show and relate it to your personal life was kinda the whole reason we kind of took on these characters, and that was the aim. You know, we wanted people to be able to take, you know, the-the things that Edwin and Charles go through and put them into their real-life situations, so, yes, thank you so much for that.
J: Um, you said here that you intervene and support kids and families in crisis situations. I think that really relates to Charles’s story. I remember when I was doing my research for-for Charles, I actually spoke to people that do the same job you do and they kind of spoke me through how people, you know, act in them kind of environments, and how, you know, they—the different coping mechanisms and stuff like that, so I have massive, massive respect for what you do, and I really hope that, you know, continue to do it and be a positive light for everybody, and… yeah.
G: Mm.
J: I hope that’s a good-enough few words of encouragement.
G: That’s a lovely few words.
J: George?
G: I would say, just to add to that, I-I would just say, you know, I think you’re no better than anyone else. You can’t control, like, how many hard cases there are at a time at a facility like yours, but, I’m sure the winter isn’t helping, so we’re nearly at the end of the year, um, it’s been a tough year for for everyone, um, I would say to you and your coworkers and your helpers, lean on each other, because, you know, I speak on behalf of me, Jayden, and the cast, like, having, having a core group that you can lean on in times of difficulty and strife is-is really, um, the most powerful thing, cos it makes you feel like you can overcome anything. So keep doing that, but it sounds like you already are. Um, and have, I hope you have a less heavy week, um, but even if it is heavy, you clearly have capacity for it—your helpers have capacity for it. Keep looking after yourself. And, um, thanks again for [???]
J: And we got you. No matter what, so, you can always fall back on this and listen to us two idiots talking rubbish—
G: And we’re just a mirror away!
