East Kilbride schoolboy's life-saving operation is his own Christmas miracle
East Kilbride schoolboy who came through a life-saving operation for a neurological disorder has been given the best Christmas present possible. Ten-year-old Michael McNulty, from The Murray, is on the road to recovery with the symptoms of Chiari Malformation – where the brain is too big for the skull – are all but gone.The sports-mad youngster – who played for Paisley Basketball Club, South Lanarkshire Colliers and EK Rolls-Royce FC – suffered daily migraines, sickness, exhaustion and sleep apnea.He had suffered the crippling symptoms since he was a toddler but his family discovered he had the condition five years ago after an accident at school.A massive fundraising campaign was launched by mum, Donna, which saw more than £20k raised.