A bride's dream of being able to have the first dance at her own wedding became a reality after she was prescribed a miracle drug.
Kirsty Young, 32, was so poorly with cystic fibrosis that her consultant was preparing to put her on the lung transplant list.
But she was fortunate to get on the trial for Kaftrio at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital three years ago and it had turned her life around.
The Daily Record campaigned for the drug to be given to all who need it in Scotland and now hundreds of others like Kirsty have had their lives transformed.The life of the music teacher from Stirling had already improved beyond her wildest dreams by the time she walked down the aisle to marry her partner Chris Nelson.When she said ‘I do’ in February at a beautiful ceremony at Crear Weddings in Kilberry, Argyll, Kirsty was healthy enough to make the most of her big day.She said: “Before Kaftrio, a realistic dream for my wedding was to have enough energy to dance the first dance.“The reality was I had the perfect wedding and danced all night, which was thanks to the team at QEUH who have looked after me all these years to get me to that point and then also getting me on that Kaftrio trial.“CF has gone from defining me to taking a back seat.
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