A nine-year-old boy felt 'proud and accomplished' after finishing a near 10-mile walk in the freezing cold and rain in memory of his dad who died earlier this year.
Leon Russell, aged nine, who carried out a charity walk around Woodside, Telford, in memory of his dad Nik, who died from DKA in January., died in January of diabetic ketoacidosis , a serious complication of diabetes.
"But a police car and a bus driver stopped to donate money and drivers were beeping us on the three laps of Woodside." Nik's family and friends have been raising money since the summer to raise awareness of DKA in his memory, spearheaded by mum licensee Lesley Russell and her former husband, Phil.
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