Nine people have died in Scotland in the last six months due to a deadly new street drug believed to be 100 times stronger than heroin.
22.11.2023 - 04:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A young Scot suffering from rare incurable bone cancer has landed in Japan to begin "life changing" treatment.
Shaun Atwal's life was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in February 2021. The 27-year-old had gone for an X-ray after slipping and falling on an icy street while walking near his home in Lenzie on New Year's Day two years ago.
Medics discovered he had broken his humerus bone in the upper arm. However, two months later - after further tests - it was confirmed that he had Osteosarcoma.
Shaun was referred to the Beatson clinic where he underwent chemotherapy and a 12-hour long operation to remove the cancerous bone - which was replaced with metal. He was in remission for seven months before the cancer returned, and had spread to his spine. Doctors have told him that the cancer is no longer curable.
Since then, his family and friends have launched a stoic fundraising effort to get Shaun on immunotherapy treatment in Japan.
His sister Luvleen Zaman said that the family hoped the treatment would help give him the best possible chance to be "free of this disease".
Five of his best friends - Paul, Mark, David, Ben and Scott - organised a fundraiser at the Eagle Lodge, in Bishopbriggs, on Saturday November 18 and they raised just over £30,000 for Shaun's treatment abroad.
And collectively, an incredible £160,000 has been raised to help Shaun fight the crippling disease. His family have since thanked those who have supported him and donated to the GoFundMe page.
Luvleen told Glasgow Live: "To see him on Saturday night laughing and smiling, he was so happy. It was unreal, I will remember that night forever. He is doing really well and this has given his spirit a massive boost. His heart and mind is so
Nine people have died in Scotland in the last six months due to a deadly new street drug believed to be 100 times stronger than heroin.
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“Party of Five” stars Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf once played brother and sister on the hit Fox family drama, and now, they’re portraying siblings once again.Wolf, 55, and Chabert, 41, are starring in Hallmark’s newest holiday flick, “A Merry Scottish Christmas.”But the “Everwood” alum and the “Mean Girls” star claim they would never play romantic partners in future films. “We need to make it as clear as possible that never … were we going to be love interests,” Wolf chuckled to Fox News.“We knew it would be a sibling story, which really kind of set it apart a little bit from a lot of the Christmas holiday movies on Hallmark, where the central two characters are romantic love interests,” he explained of the upcoming festive flick.The “Nancy Drew” actor went on: “We knew this entire thing would be built around this sibling relationship.
Steve Clarke wants his side tested by the best before facing the ultimate examination at Euro 2024.
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A thug who torched two cars at a firefighter 's home was jailed for 15 months on Monday. The vehicles were targeted shortly before Scott Kennedy was due to give evidence in a court case.