they only "rushed back" to make the TV episode more dramatic. it was totally staged, as it was the day they were meant to return home anyway, so they didn't return earlier - it was all exaggerated for the show. if Millie were totally incompetent as a parent and - for whatever reason - refused to contact her older siblings for advice/a lift to A&E when Ophelia was unwell, if she had actually needed to go to hopsital, i'm sure the filming crew would have stepped in and called an ambulance. they wouldn't leave a young child at genuine risk if she was dangerously unwell. the whole situation where Millie phoned Sue and Nowull and they supposedly rushed home to save the day - meanwhile Millie gave Ophelia calpol to soothe her temperature and she woke up totally fine. all they achieved with that episode was making Millie look like a useless mother.
the fact that Chris was clearly suffering thru a mental health crisis while Sue and Nowull were on holiday in Florida, and she didn't even give him a second thought, far too focused on chilling beside the pool and taking photos of cereal boxes for content, let alone contact him or considering cutting her holiday short and flying home earlier to support her eldest son shows that there is absolutely no way Sue would leave a holiday early for the sake of her kids - unless it's a moment staged for TV, to highlight the Radfords as such perfect aren't who would do anything for their kids.
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after all, Sue has totally "earned" herself a luxury holiday - it's her reward for being such a dedicated and involved, busy mother for so many years! her kids aren't gonna ruin lazy Sue's well-deserved holiday - even in an emergency!
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