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© Supplied by NHS Greater Glasgow A grateful north-east family has thanked medics following their son’s life-saving kidney transplant. Leo McFaulds from Elgin is on the road to recovery after undergoing renal transplant surgery in February at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. He and his younger brother Samuel were both struck down by the E.coli bug in May last year, which caused Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome – an illness that affects the blood and blood vessels, resulting in anaemia and kidney failure. Samuel and Leo McFaulds. In a terrifying episode for the family, both boys wer...

Friday May 7, 2021, 12:01 AM McFaulds family An eight-year-old boy who fell severely ill with kidney failure is “back on his feet and full of energy” after having a successful transplant from his mother. Leo McFaulds, a “typical happy, healthy boy” from Elgin in Moray, contracted an E.coli infection along with his brother Samuel, four, in May last year and the pair developed a rare and life-threatening disease. Both boys were struck down by haemolytic uraemic syndrome, which leads to anaemia and kidney shutdown, and were urgently transferred to the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in...

Family's life turned upside down after boys contract E.coli on Highlands walk A family had their lives turned upside down when an idyllic lockdown walk in the Highlands gave their kids life-threatening E.coli and left one of them needing a kidney transplant. Friday, 7th May 2021, 7:00 am An eight-year-old boy needed lifesaving surgery after he and his brother caught E.coli - which their parents believe may have been from a countryside walk in the Highlands.

Scots boy needed kidney transplant after catching E.coli on 'Scottish Highlands walk' The siblings became seriously ill in May 2020 which their parents believe may have occurred after a walk in the Scottish Highlands. Updated Leo McFaulds (right), 8, and his brother, Samuel. (Image: Family handout/PA Wire) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in acco...

Mum warns parents about countryside walks after sons left fighting for life Leo and Samuel McFaulds were struck down with the same disease after a walk in the countryside McFaulds family - dad Anthony, mum Louise, Samuel (L) and Leo (R) (Image: NHS GGC / SWNS.COM) A mum wants to warn other parents after her two sons were struck down by the same disease following a walk in the countryside. Leo McFaulds, eight, and his brother Samuel, aged four, were left fighting for their life in hospital after contracting E.coli. E. coli causes Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) - an illness which affects the...