ScottishIndependentMedia.co.uk

Scottish Independent Media

Brave Aidan needs a new kidney

BRAVE Aidan Pert desperately needs a new kidney as he battles a rare and deadly disease that affects only three other people in Britain.

The 12-year-old suffers from prune belly syndrome, which meant his kidneys were failing before he was even born.

Click to read on

A YOUNG schoolgirl and her clever pet collie have become a global sensation – after the dog was filmed beating her at a game of snakes and ladders.

Four-legged Fly surprised eight-year-old Sasha Clement last Boxing Day when she picked up the dice in her mouth and rolled it to take her turn.

Click to read on

ONCE too weak to even walk up stairs, cystic fibrosis sufferer Robbie Black was not expected to see his 17th birthday.

Click to read on

BRAVE David Saunders has been given a new lease of life after surgeons rebuilt his heart - using Gore-tex pipes.

Click to read on

TARA Emslie had resigned herself to a life without children when doctors said she would never be able to conceive naturally.

Click to read on

PETITE Darcie Laird told last night how a numb feeling across her tummy button turned out to be a tumour - the size of a melon.

CLICK TO READ ON

his body, has battled meningitis, scarlet fever and major internal bleeding - but remarkably three-year-old Daniel Royall-Smith is a picture of health.

Click to read on

KUNG-FU fan Adam Leathem is the first Scot with Down’s Syndrome to achieve a black belt in a Korean martial art - because he was determined to be “the next Bruce Lee”.

CLICK TO READ ON

BORN three months premature, little Amy Hutcheon was so tiny she could fit in her father’s hand

CLICK RO READ ON

DAISY and Poppy Sutherland are one set of twins no one will have trouble telling apart.

Click to read on

LITTLE Maisie-Cate Kerr is lucky be alive after suffering a stroke - while she was still in the womb.

Click to read on

HE STARTED delivering papers as a favour - but David Davidson enjoyed it so much he is still doing the rounds at the grand old age of 80.

Click to read on

SHE’S had more than 100 x-rays, 38 operations and most of her bowel removed but doctors still can’t tell nine-year-old Karen Chinskie what’s wrong with her.

Click to read on

LITTLE Alex Crichton is a picture of health after battling back from the brink following two open heart surgeries and a stroke - all before his second birthday.

Click to read on

DEVOTED mum Tracy Milne is hoping a cure can be found in time to save her four-year-old son who has a deadly tumour spreading through his body.

Click to read on

BRAVE Lena Forsyth has to take a daily cocktail of medication - or her organs will turn to crystal.

CLICK TO READ ON

MOST women can't wait to get married but Sian Ajose called a halt to her big day - to set up her own pole-dancing business.

CLICK TO READ ON

A FRIENDLY farm cat stunned his owners when he struck up the unlikeliest of friendships - with a mouse.

CLICK TO READ ON

A TODDLER who needed major surgery at 11 days old is only alive today because she was born with a hole in her heart

CLICK TO READ ON

AN INJURED cat is lucky to be alive after a bullet was blasted into its shoulder by a callous gunman.

CLICK TO READ ON

A SCOTTISH council is using old cooking oil from its school kitchens to run its fleet of vehicles.

CLICK TO READ ON

A BABY boy born with his stomach in his chest, a hole in his heart, and a rare lung disorder is being kept alive - with the help of impotence drug Viagra.

CLICK TO READ ON

GUTSY Dominique Sutherland has beaten the school bullies - and become a double world champion in martial arts.

CLICK TO READ ON

WHEN shooting enthusiasts Lisa and Andy Illston tied the knot they took the meaning of a shotgun wedding to a whole new extreme.

CLICK TO READ ON

HER skin is so fragile that Hannah McKandie has to be wrapped in bandages from the neck down every morning.

CLICK TO READ ON

ADVENTUROUS Cartiona Coleman will swap her creature comforts for one of the harshest environments on earth to help her blind father.

CLICK TO READ ON

A MOTOR-MAD boy left blind after a brain tumour damaged his optic nerve got behind the wheel of a car for the first time at the weekend.

CLICK TO READ ON

BRAVE dad Paul Mickleburgh has survived a string of heart attacks, cancer, and had four kidney transplants

CLICK TO READ ON

A FORMER lorry driver has given up years on the road - and become a real-life cowgirl.

CLICK TO READ ON

A RARE breed of cat with webbed paws has been born in the UK for the first time.

CLICK TO READ ON

LITTLE Arthur Russell battled back from the brink of death four times after being struck down with meningitis.

CLICK TO READ ON

LITTLE Finlay Sangster is receiving botox injections to help give him the best chance of a normal life.

CLICK TO READ ON

A SCOTTISH council has bought pushbikes for its staff in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint - and cut car mileage claims.

CLICK TO READ ON

BUDDING skier Keilan Bremner is only six but is already competing against teenagers nearly three times his age.

CLICK TO READ ON

A DERELICT building has received a wild makeover - after being wrapped in a giant sketch of Britain’s largest seabird.

CLICK TO READ ON

TEACHER Gordon McFarlane was convinced going blind in a profession with mountains of paperwork and marking would spell the end of his career.

CLICK TO READ ON

BRIDE-TO-BE Vikki-Ann Raeburn always dreamed of a fairytale white wedding.

CLICK TO READ ON

SCALING 75 munros and reaching the Everest Base Camp would be a major feat for most people - but Neil Skene is blind.

CLICK TO READ ON

SENIOR citizens in the north of Scotland have swapped their crosswords for computer games in a bid to keep fit.

CLICK TO READ ON

SILVER treasures salvaged from a Scottish shipwreck have been returned home - after 138 years.

CLICK TO READ ON

A YOUNG Polish girl is acting as an English translator at her Scottish school - after becoming fluent in the language in just three months.

CLICK TO READ ON

LITTLE Tegan Davidson is double-jointed to such an extreme the daily two-minute walk to school is a major challenge.

CLICK TO READ ON

A BRAVE young Scots woman has lost her third battle against a rare bone cancer - but her parents have vowed to keep raising awareness of the disease to help other families.

CLICK TO READ MORE

AFTER eight years of IVF heartache Linda Burr can barely believe she is now a proud mother of two.

CLICK TO READ ON

As the bottlenose dolphin population happily plays off the Aberdeenshire coast, some of its closest relatives are under threat.

CLICK TO READ ON

WHEN Mary Edwards bought her home, she instantly fell in love with its Victorian-style “Secret Garden”.

CLICK TO READ ON

AN ANIMAL charity has urged hard-up owners to seek help and not just abandon their pets after a kitten was dumped on the doorstep of one of its volunteers.

CLICK TO READ ON

A BREEDER of Scotland’s rare capercaillie claims his birds are being spooked to death by low-flying aircraft.

CLICK TO READ ON

COUPLE have turned their love story into a work of art - 32 years after they were told their romance would never last.

CLICK TO READ ON

SCOTS fashion students hope to make their mark in the Far East with a range of clothing - made from Japanese-themed tartan.

CLICK TO READ ON

AT just six days old these rare Kune Kune piglets are no bigger than a pet guinea pig.

CLICK TO READ ON

LEARNING to play a musical instrument can be a challenge for most people, let alone if you’re deaf.

CLICK TO READ ON

WHEN Lesley Davies took on the role of fostering abandoned kittens she never expected to end up sharing the duty of care with her two pet dogs.

CLICK TO READ ON

SHE spent most of her teenage years in and out of prison but Susan Cameron is finally turning her life around.

CLICK TO READ ON

SHE has battled deadly superbug MRSA, is receiving treatment for a dangerous blood clot in her head, and is fighting cancer for a third time.

CLICK TO READ ON

SCOTLAND could soon see its first housing development - made out of straw.

CLICK TO READ ON

RESIDENTS near the Queen’s Balmoral residence have hit out at the British National Party’s decision to put forward a candidate to stand in their local by-election.

CLICK TO READ ON

A MINISTER has come up with an unusual way to tell the history of his parish - and keep locals in shape at the same time.

CLICK TO READ ON

Chase and fetch? No, snakes and ladders

You are viewing the text version of this site.

To view the full version please install the Adobe Flash Player and ensure your web browser has JavaScript enabled.

Need help? check the requirements page.