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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paul Cargill

Ex-patient makes wooden gifts for hospital staff who helped him recover

A man rushed to hospital with kidney failure has been described as a real-life Mr Geppetto after crafting personalised wooden gifts for the 50 staff who aided his recovery.

Campbell McDonald, 74, from Whitecross near Linlithgow, was referred to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow in January, suffering from a severe infection after contracting cellulitis.

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