Spreading The Word

A member of staff, who is Mum to a young boy with a rare genetic mutation, was invited to go to Westminster to talk about the impact of mental health on parents and carers of children with serious conditions.

Stacey McPherson, surveillance data manager with the Infection Prevention and Control Team, is pictured with Stirling MP Stephen Kerr.

Her 11 year old son Calum has been diagnosed with CHAMP 1 and uses a special iPad app to communicate. Stacey has created her own website www.champ1gene.com