Highland family uproot to look after baby Thomas

At the age of just five months, he and his parents were preparing for treatment for a lifechanging condition.

But little Thomas Sim took ill and ended up being airlifted to Edinburgh with breathing difficulties.

Now, his family are so determined his course of therapy for talipes – also known as clubfoot – should be a success, that they are uprooting from their Invergordon home to Edinburgh for the duration.

Talipes causes a baby’s foot to turn inwards and downwards.

To correct its position, the youngster will have to undergo a weekly cast being applied as physiotherapists turn his foot a little each week.

Just weeks before he was due to begin treatment at Glasgow Children’s Hospital, the young tot was airlifted to intensive care at Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Hospital after contracting bronchiolitis.

Thomas’s mum Kimberly Giles, 27, said: “It’s been the hardest time of our lives.

“The treatment has been going really well. Barely three weeks ago he wasn’t even breathing for himself and now he’s back smiling and keeping us awake all night.

“They’ve even said we can probably have his operation pencilled in for around four weeks’ time which really took us by surprise.”

After discovering complications involving his cast slipping off, Miss Giles and her partner John, 27, have pledged to remain in the city in an attempt to give their young son the best chance of recovery.

In a bid to cover costs, the family have started a Go Fund me page.

Cheeky charmer Thomas who needs an op on his foot