Hopes for a full life in sight for Daniel

Kidney problems could be cured soon

When he goes to nursery this month, Daniel Cornet will appear to be like the other pre-schoolers in his class.

However, the bubbly, talkative threeyear-old from Cairneyhill has no ordinary life, having been Scotland’s youngest dialysis patient at 10 months old and come through 14 operations, septicaemia and countless hospital trips.

Daniel was born with renal failure and spends 10 hours each night connected to a dialysis machine, which he has dubbed his “connect me up”.

Having reached the milestone of his third birthday, he has surpassed the minimum weight for a kidney transplant and it could go ahead in the next year.

His mum Louise Paton said a close relative was undergoing tests and they would soon know if a live transplant was possible.

Louise, 37, said: “They’ve done MRI scans on Daniel to check there is room and on the donor to marry it up and it looks like it’s a pretty good kidney.”

The transplant will not be without risks. Even with medication every 12 hours, Daniel’s body could reject the new organ.

If the procedure goes well, it would mean an end to the lengthy dialysis sessions and tubes which prevent him from going swimming. It would also help him eat normally.

Louise added: “We picked the live donation because myself and Daniel’s dad Nicky both wanted to try to donate and so did other people in the family. A live donation lasts longer and works better.”

Daniel has now been shortlisted in the Child of Achievement category ahead of Kingdom FM’s Local Hero Awards.

Louise added: “He’s got the biggest smile. He never stops talking and he’s very funny and knows he’s funny. He’s basically a normal three-year-old.

“He’s going to go to nursery and he’ll look like every other child in there.”

“He’s got the biggest smile. He never stops talking and he’s very funny and knows he’s funny

A Fife boy, who at 10 months old was Scotland’s youngest dialysis patient, is set for a life-transforming kidney donation. Daniel Cornet, from Cairneyhill, here with mum Louise Paton, is now a suitable weight for the operation to go ahead.

Picture: Dougie Nicolson. Being Scotland’s youngest dialysis patient has not stopped Daniel Cornet from being a smiling, bubbly three-year-old.