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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh mum desperate to fund son's dream degree after cancer diagnosis

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.

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