Hero Scots schoolboy given new life after major heart surgery celebrates turning 16 on Christmas Day
schoolboy who was given a new life after major heart surgery celebrated turning 16 on Christmas Day.Leo Simpson, from Chryston, North Lanarkshire, was banned from running with his pals and told he may not see adulthood if he didn’t undergo the gruelling operation less than two years ago.But the teenager ran across the finish line at an event in support of the charity that has helped him through his ordeal last week and celebrated his milestone birthday with proud parents Helen, 42, and Stuart, 49, and brother Kai, 19, yesterday.Helen said: “He’s my hero and I’m so proud of everything he’s overcome.”When Leo was born medics discovered a heart murmur and at three months old he was diagnosed with Aortic valve stenosis, when the valve narrows,