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A Scots mum is calling for help from the Scottish Government with the cost of her son's 'life-saving' cannabis medication spiralling out of control.

mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell's eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy - a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionAt the age of two, Cole underwent brain surgery and has been on over 20 different medications since he was diagnosed to try help control his symptoms - but all were proved to be unsuccessful.But the whole-plant cannabis oil, Bedrolite, has proven a lifeline, working well with other medications and all-but stopping his seizures.His mum, Lisa Quarrell, is campaigning for Cole to

NHS charity fund to pay for his treatment.Lisa Quarrell, 39, says son Cole Thomson’s Bedrolite medication costs the family £1200 every month.Former police officer Lisa wants to use NHS endowment funds to pay for his supply. The charity funds are given to the NHS by donations from the public.Cole, eight, suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.

Scotland’s former chief medical officer has been criticised by a campaigning East Kilbride mum for breaking a promise to help save her epileptic son.