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Scots boy who suffered kidney failure after walk in Highlands raises funds for other kids

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schoolboy left fighting for his life after suffering from kidney failure has completed a charity bike ride to raise money to help other children with the same disease.

Leo McFaulds, eight, and his four year old brother Sam both contracted E. coli following a walk in the Scottish Highlands in May last year.

E. coli causes Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) - an illness which affects the blood and blood vessels, resulting in anaemia and kidney failure.

While little Sam was lucky enough to make a full recovery from the deadly infection, Leo was not and was on dialysis for nine months as surgeons faced a race against time to find him a kidney match in order to perform a transplant.

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