The mother of a young kidney transplant patient in Lewis is set to host a fun day aimed at providing support and relief to children who suffer from renal problems and their families.
The event is set to take place in September and has been backed by the Point and Sandwick Trust, who have donated £1,000 to the Western Isles Kidney Patients Association which will assist in covering the costs of the event.
Lorna Dodd is to organise the event, whose son Joel has benefited a kidney transplant from his father last April and has seen first-hand the benefit of fun days.
Mrs Dodd said: “I’m hoping to organise a day where it’s mostly for the kids but also for the families because I’ve been to a few Kidney Kids days on the mainland.
“The kids get an awful lot out of it but so do the families.”
Joel was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Cystinosis of which there are only 200 sufferers in the UK. The disease causes amino acid to accumulate in the body and form crystals.
Since receiving his transplant, Joel has to attend hospital in Glasgow every four weeks, where Mrs Dodd seen, and benefited, from the fun days, gathering with other parents.
Mrs Dodd added: “It is so that the parents can get together and so the kids can have some fun because it’s quite a lonely place as a parent when something like this happens.
"You don’t think there is anybody else out there who is like this or having to go through something similar.”
The event is set to host activities for the youngsters, including water sports and a mini Highland Games.