KILWINNING schoolboy Kieran has been diagnosed with a post-operative syndrome after having one of five brain tumours removed from his brain.

The 13-year-old and his family have been told he has Posterior Fossa Syndrome - a condition which affects 30 per cent of children following brain surgery.

The symptoms include mutism or speech disturbances, difficulty swallowing, decreased motor movement and cranial nerve palsies in the face and head. These can take months to resolve.

Kieran’s mum Senga said: “I was worried about Kieran’s symptoms and wondering why they weren’t getting much better so I Googled them and this Posterior Fossa Syndrome came up. When I kept reading it was like someone had written it specifically about Kieran.

“When I told his doctors about it they agreed and said they had already thought he had it but didn’t want to add to the stress we already have.”

Senga has also been battling with North Ayrshire Council to have her home adjusted to Kieran’s wheelchair or be rehomed, but says in the end, she has found a friend-of-a-friend who is willing to swap houses with her.

Last month we told how Senga was angry that council chiefs said Kieran doesn’t qualify for a disabled access home. But a Blacklands woman who is a family friend, offered to give her house up for Senga and Kieran.

Senga said: “Her house has a downstairs toilet and bedroom and would be much more suitable for Kieran. In the end North Ayrshire Council offered us a house in Springside, but our support network and Kieran’s friends and school are in Kilwinning.”

A charity Danceathon will be held to raise money for Kieran in Blacklands Bowling Club on September 22. Tickets are £5 per adult and £2.50 for kids.