The mother of a young Scots overdose victim made a drug deal on one of Scotland’s busiest shopping streets.
09.08.2023 - 03:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
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.
Lisa Quarrell is paying out more than £1,500 every 28 days for Bendrolite - a cannabis-based oil that prevents her 11-year-old son, Cole Thomson, from having dangerous seizures. The medication was half that price at £750 just four years ago, the mum claims.
Cole previously suffered up to 20 seizures a day for six years, due to his rare and drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
Lisa, from East Kilbride, has had to find more than £80,000 over the years to afford twice-daily injections of the oil that is placed via syringe under Cole's tongue.
The family has been supported by kind locals and businesses who raised tens of thousands to help but Lisa, 42, knows 'donations won't last forever'.
It comes as the project officer is facing pressure from increased electricity bills and mortgage payments The 'exhausted mum is demanding 'answers' from Humza Yousaf, who promised when he was health minister he would look into her case, and is begging for financial help.
She told Glasgow Live: "As Cole grows bigger he will need a higher dosage of Bendrolite, so the cost will go up.
"I cannot get over how kind people and businesses have been in fundraising over the years, it's really overwhelming and has helped so much.
"But it's a sad fact, Cole is 11 years old, he's not a 'cute wee boy' anymore. We need financial help for the foreseeable. There is no 'end goal' or 'end point' like an operation for example. People may start to get annoyed and stop donating.
"That's really worrying as we need this drug to save his life."
Cole receives the cannabinoid Bedrolite privately as his NHS consultant is not allowed
The mother of a young Scots overdose victim made a drug deal on one of Scotland’s busiest shopping streets.
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The first trailer for the second season of Marvel Studios’ Loki, released Monday morning, has quickly hit a new milestone with it becoming the biggest online trailer debut ever for any series on Disney+ with 80 million views. The new season of Loki debuts on October 6. Season 1 remains Marvel Studios’ most watched series on Disney+.