An Edinburgh mum has shared her hopes to fund her son's dream degree after he was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
Alex Van Der Byl, suffered a traumatic birth which saw him having to be resuscitated at just minutes old, leaving him with the condition and a number of other health issues.
Going through extensive and life-changing therapies since he was an infant, the 24-year-old's mum, Julie, told Edinburgh Live that she was overjoyed when her son graduated with a first class degree from the Edinburgh Art College last year in photography.