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A campaigning Lanarkshire mum has blasted the First Minister for 'breaking a promise' to help fund lifesaving medical cannabis for her severely epileptic son.

A Scots mum is calling for help from the Scottish Government with the cost of her son's 'life-saving' cannabis medication spiralling out of control.

A campaigning East Kilbride mum whose son relies on 'miracle' cannabis medicine to survive has called on Scotland's New First Minister to keep his promise and cut the red tape to end her battle for government funding.

All East Kilbride boy Cole Thomson wants for Christmas is to be healthy and happy.

Medical cannabis campaigning mum Lisa Quarrell is to join expert doctors in the field at an event in the capital to share her son's life-changing story.

Lanarkshire schoolboy Cole Thomson was at the heart of Holyrood's first ever members' debate on access to medicinal cannabis.

There’s no denying just how far Cole Thomson has come since he started taking his ‘miracle’ medicine.

Council election candidate Lisa Quarrell has confirmed she is against Scottish independence following Labour leader Anas Sarwar's call for all candidates to be 'pro-UK'.

Campaigning East Kilbride mum Lisa Quarrell is to run for Labour councillor in next year's local elections.

The battle to secure a lifesaving NHS prescription of medicinal cannabis oil for her son goes on for an East Kilbride mum - despite three years of tireless campaigning.

mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell's eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy - a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionAt the age of two, Cole underwent brain surgery and has been on over 20 different medications since he was diagnosed to try help control his symptoms - but all were proved to be unsuccessful.But the whole-plant cannabis oil, Bedrolite, has proven a lifeline, working well with other medications and all-but stopping his seizures.His mum, Lisa Quarrell, is campaigning for Cole to receive funding from the NHS for his prescription which costs her over £1000 a month privately.Kris and his team, the 'Magnificent Seven' initially aimed to raise £5000 but this target was blown away.The fantastic amount means that the cost of Cole's

NHS charity fund to pay for his treatment.Lisa Quarrell, 39, says son Cole Thomson’s Bedrolite medication costs the family £1200 every month.Former police officer Lisa wants to use NHS endowment funds to pay for his supply. The charity funds are given to the NHS by donations from the public.Cole, eight, suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.

Scotland’s former chief medical officer has been criticised by a campaigning East Kilbride mum for breaking a promise to help save her epileptic son.

A campaigning East Kilbride mum whose epileptic son relies on imported cannabis to survive is terrified his supply is going to run out amid the coronavirus pandemic.