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An unwell Scots mum has been receiving kidney dialysis in a damp and mould-ridden council flat. Pauline, 57, who lives in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh, has been suffering in the harrowing conditions, which include mould-infested, soaking wet windows.
Her daughter, Andrea, who lives just across the hall, has stressed she fears it will impact her heath even further. She has told how her mum was diagnosed with kidney failure and is now receiving dialysis three times a week.
Andrea told Edinburgh Live: "She has kidney failure, asthma and arthritis. She is really poorly. I'm just concerned about her health and this flat just isn't the best place to be in, her and my 16-year-old brother, Ryan. They don't go out much.
"My mum doesn't have the energy, dialysis really takes it out of you and she goes for treatment three times a week. Because of the arthritis she can't walk very well and they are around it all the time.
"The windows are soaking all the time, you can see grey and black mould all around them. They are basically full of water and then that leaks onto the floor. She doesn't dry clothes inside because she has a tumble dryer, but we live on the seventh floor and I think the damp gets worse the higher you go up the building."
Andrea, a store manager, went on to explain that she can see the mould has spread onto the furniture and furnishings - including the bedside tables and can see it on the back of items like picture frames. Shocking images show thick pockets of mould forming in the corners of the bedroom and near the electricity box.
Andrea has blasted the conditions as unacceptable and has called on Edinburgh City Council to move her mum and brother. She continued: "It's just not a nice place to live and I really
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