A Scottish schoolgirl born with a rare genetic illness has been saved from paralysis thanks to a hero Edinburgh medic.
Elise, eight, spent three weeks in the Edinburgh Sick Kids after a rare genetic condition saw her rushed in for surgery when her spine became deformed.
She was born with congenital scoliosis and kyphosis which is when the bones in the spine fail to form properly in the womb. Throughout her young life, she has undergone tough surgery’s to straighten her spine and will face more as she gets older.
