Scots mum and young son diagnosed with Lyme disease plead for Scots Gov help
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Scottish Government has been urged to help a mum and her son to find lifesaving treatment for Lyme disease. Emily Gilmour and her son, Oliver, were diagnosed with the disease in 2021 - more than two decades after the mum was infected on a hike.
After spending £40,000 on private treatment aboard and a lengthy battle to receive a diagnosis, the family have been told that the NHS do not have an agreed treatment plan for post-treatment Lyme disease.In her desperate bid to find a cure, the mum, from Blackburn near Inverurie, is trying to raise £45,000 for treatment in Germany to cure the infection which could leave them severely disabled.
The Scottish Daily Express reports that the family's case was raised in the Scottish Parliament by MSP Douglas Lumsden after Emily reached out to the Tory representative for help.He said: "Lyme Disease is a ticking time bomb across Scotland especially as we head into the summer months.
It has been particularly shocking to hear about the Gilmour family’s battle against this frightening disease which is having a devastating impact on their day-to-day life.“Emily and her son have been left to fend for themselves due to the unacceptable lack of support available to people who suffer from this terrible infection.
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