The mum of a brave Scots girl who was born with a rare genetic disease has raised over £4,000 to thank hero medics despite her own serious health battles.
Samantha raised £4,182 for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity - despite also being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and hydrocephalus on the brain last year, as she now awaits major surgery. She said: "These last two years have been the hardest of our lives and have had a major impact on my family.
"We had always been told that Quinn’s left kidney was affected by Beckwith Wiedemann so taking out the ‘healthy’ one with the tumour was even more concerning – but they couldn’t wait any longer and risk the cancer spreading; so eventually, her whole right kidney was removed.
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