A brave Dumbarton schoolboy who overcame a rare form of meningitis, septicaemia and a stroke when he was just 11 months old has earned his first belt in kickboxing.
John Sutherland, seven, was left visually impaired with paralysis of his right side, hearing problems and language delay disorder after medics took five days to identify the signs of meningitis.
However he has refused to let that stand in his way, as he became a red belt at Alexandria Kickboxing Academy. John’s mum, Amanda Cameron, told the Lennox of her joy in seeing her boy succeeding in the martial art - which he was inspired to take up by boxing superstar Tyson Fury.
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