A tireless campaigner
Campaigning mum Lisa Quarrell has battled tirelessly to secure a prescription of whole-plant cannabis oil for son Cole.
The former police officer has called on the Scottish Government and the NHS to provide vital funding.
She currently pays around £1200 a month for a private prescription for the drug Bedrolite.
Son Cole Thompson has a rare form of epilepsy and has had brain surgery and tried many anti-epileptic drugs.
But Bedrolite has helped stave off seizures, with Cole previously having suffered up to 16 in a day.
Lisa, who also worked for a national charity, previously admitted smuggling the Bedrolite oil medicine in from the Netherlands before receiving the private prescription for it.
The Newlandsmuir mum-of-two now wants to use NHS endowment funds to pay for his supply.
The charity funds are given to the NHS by donations from the public.
Lisa has organised countless fundraisers for Cole over the years and battled to raise awareness.
She has gained support from leading politicians including Monica Lennon MSP.
Lisa feared Brexit had hit the fast-forward button on the youngster’s life because the prescription to his life-saving CBD oil was stopped when the UK left the EU.
But the UK and Dutch governments agreed to extend the period of grace for Bedrolite prescriptions for six months.
Lisa is a leading voice in efforts to secure the provision of lifesaving cannabis oils on our NHS...