My wee brother, hero and friend
BILLY Caldwell’s elder brother has told how the courageous lad is “my hero, my friend and like a son”.
Kyle Moore, Charlotte Caldwell’s eldest son, moved back home at the age of 20 when Billy was diagnosed with epilepsy.
Plumber Kyle, now 33, told the Sunday Mirror: “Billy was the most beautiful wee baby and I loved to spend time with him. At a few months old, the epilepsy had shown itself and it was horrific, terrifying.
“A spate in hospital with Billy left both me and Mum devastated and when she was told it would be better to let him slip away, we knew they had to get out of there and get home. It still makes me so angry.
“We thought he would die. We’d been told there was no treatment and no hope.
“I wanted to be with them. I wanted to support mum and spend whatever time we had left with this gorgeous wee baby.”
Kyle believes his mum’s love gave baby Billy the strength to keep going.
PURPOSE
He went on: “Any time I walked in, Mum was sitting with Billy in her arms, his ear close to her heart, hearing her life ticking, feeling her love for him. I don’t have a memory of her putting him down, taking a rest. I think she loved him back to life.
“Billy has been the making of me. He’s my brother, my friend, my hero. He’s like my son and he has given me a purpose.
“He is this amazing source of love. Life is still tough for him. But the support he has attracted shows he is a force for good.
“He didn’t ask to be sick, he didn’t ask for anything at all. He doesn’t know about governments and power and money but he knows he’s loved and he knows who he loves in return and that’s what counts.
“Mum and I are Billy’s voice. He is our hero and our inspiration to make change for good and we live in hope our little warrior will one day be seizure free.”