Paisley boy and family aim to raise cash for kids’charity

A Paisley youngster and his family are raising cash for a children’s charity and a specialist paediatric centre.

Ferguslie lad Jamie Roddie, 13, who lives with a chronic kidney disease is gearing up for the trip of a lifetime – but 12 years ago his mum feared she had lost her baby boy.

Mum-of-five Vickie Crichton’s life was turned upside down when baby Jamie stopped breathing four days after his first birthday.

Thankfully Jamie survived, but Vickie was handed the devastating news that her little boy only had one functioning kidney and faced a lifetime of medical assistance

Jamie has spent much of his life in and out of hospital and faces the prospect of one day requiring a transplant.

But the Castlehead High pupil is now looking forward to a trip to Orlando, Florida, thanks to charity Dreamflight after a nurse at the RAH put him forward.

He has spent much of his young life in and out of hospital and has relied on the Panda Centre at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for medical support.

And now, Jamie has the trip of lifetime to look forward to.

He was nominated by a nurse at the Panda Centre to the charity Dreamflight, who take children with life-changing illnesses to Orlando, Florida.

Although the trip is fully-funded, Vickie wants to raise money to give something back to the charity and to the Panda Centre.

She is aiming to raise £150 - £500 for Dreamflight, £500 for the Panda Centre and £500 for Jamie.

Make a donation at www.gofundme.com/ jamies-dreamflight-fund