The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Tom’s kayaking challenge inspired by niece’s hi-tech treatment
“Canoe” help staff member Tom Wilson raise funds for NHS colleagues who gave his niece a new ear?
Healthcare coordinator Tom Wilson, who’s based at Kirklands, is canoeing 60 miles in a fundraiser for NHS Lothian’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, better known as the Sick Kids.
His niece, nine-year-old Anya, explained Tom’s inspiration for his four-day kayaking adventure through the Great Glen, from Fort William to Inverness.
She said: “I was born with microtia, which means that one of my ears was not developed properly when I was born. It looks a little odd and I can’t hear properly on that side.
“I went to the Sick Kids and had an operation to build a new ear. I have another two operations to go but I’m really excited and can’t wait to see how it will look.
“I was very lucky and the doctors were able to use a new technique in my first operation. I had a 3D scan taken of my normal ear which was then printed and used to build my new ear.
“The 3D printer was funded by the Edinburgh Sick Kids Friends Foundation and I would really like to thank them and help by raising some money of my own.
“Please consider sponsoring my uncle Tom, whose kayaking challenge starts on May 15.”
Anya’s JustGiving page is here www.justgiving.com/AnyaStorie
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