Wonder drug gives new lease of life to Perth toddler
Baby Max Farmer has been given wonder drug Spinraza
With the help of an NHS neurology medic at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, he’s become the first Scottish tot to receive the experimental treatment Spinraza.
Mum Elaine, from Perth, said: “Due to his swallowing being deemed unsafe, he is fed through a tube in his stomach.
“However, Max has come on so well. He can now sit unaided and move his arms and legs about, his arms to above his head.
“He can roll over and sign to us to let us know what he wants, to switch channels on the TV, etc.