Daffodil Tea event supports Eileen McCallum Trust
Granton Parish Church social group organises an annual Daffodil Tea to raise funds for a different charity every year. This year, the group decided to support The Eileen McCallum Trust, which supports Duchenne muscular distrophy, and popular actress Eileen McCallum was delighted to receive a cheque for £1100 to support the charity’s work.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscle wasting disease that causes muscles to weaken over time, leading to increasingly severe disability.
It is one of the most common forms of Muscular Dystrophy, usually affecting boys in early childhood, with many becoming dependent on a wheelchair by the age of 12.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs in approximately 1 in every 3500 live male births and there are around 160 – 200 boys and young men living in Scotland at any one time with the condition.
Eileen’s grandsons Milo and Daniel have DMD. She said: “I am lucky enough to spend a great deal of time with my two grandsons Milo and Daniel. Since their diagnosis I have campaigned at the Scottish Parliament and brought much needed awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy to the attention of people in Scotland. A Cross-Party Group has been set up as a result
“Our boys’ physical problems do little to spoil their enjoyment of every day. We at the Trust are determined to keep a positive outlook to ensure all the children with DMD have the best lives we can give them.”
Pictures: Sandra Cumming
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