But when she falls asleep on the job, will Bertie be OK?
When Chesney explains they can’t afford for him to attend summer club with his mates, Joseph’s gutted and Gemma says she’ll ask Jenny for more shifts.
As Chesney heads off to work, Gemma is left feeling stressed out. With five kids to look after, Gemma breaks down to Rita, admitting that she’s utterly exhausted and struggling to deal with Paul’s illness.
When she reveals that she feels like she did when she had postnatal depression, Rita urges her to talk to Dr Gaddas.
While Gemma briefly closes her eyes, Bertie empties her bag and finds the pack of antidepressants. As Daniel and Daisy arrive, they’re unimpressed to find Gemma asleep on the sofa and it's not long they're all horrified as they realise that Bertie has eaten the tablets!
After dropping Bertie and Glory at No.5 for the day, Daniel and Michael wonder how she's going to cope. Having heard about the antidepressants from Chesney, Bernie offers to help for an hour while Gemma goes to the café. But when Beth tears a strip off Gemma for slacking, she rushes home, fighting back tears.
While Gemma briefly closes her eyes, Bertie empties her bag and finds the pack of antidepressants. As Daniel and Daisy arrive they’re unimpressed to find Gemma asleep on the sofa, then all horrified as they realise that Bertie has eaten the tablets!
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