An East Kilbride boy is living in quarantine with a life-threatening illness after his brain surgery overseas was cancelled because of coronavirus.
Michael McNulty was due to fly to Spain for his long-awaited treatment on March 22 – the day before lockdown measures took effect – but Mikey and his mum were crushed when they had to cancel plans.The specialist Chiari Institute in Barcelona that the family had fought so hard to afford treatment at, had also cancelled all operations because of the pandemic.Mikey, who turned 10 last month, was diagnosed with the incurable neurological disorder Chiari Malformation three years ago, flagged up after an accident at school.A CT scan revealed his brain was too big for his skull, causing him extreme