Brave East Kilbride boy Cole Thomson will mark a major milestone in his life this week– starting high school. ‌

He lives with a severe form of drug-resistant epilepsy and needs cannabis oil to keep his crippling seizures at bay. Cole, 13, relies on the medical cannabis to stay alive and a private prescription costs £2500 per month. ‌

His mum Lisa Quarrell has campaigned tirelessly to fundraise the huge amount. ‌

She said: “Starting high school on Thursday, I can’t believe it. He’s buzzing, really excited.”

Cole, who is starting Duncanrig Secondary in East Kilbride, was suffering up to 10 spasms and seizures a day at one point.

And on the huge fundraising effort, Lisa added: “All I know is that I don’t want Cole to go back into his wheelchair and I want him to have the best chanc

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