
The family have to be ultra-cautious because Lukas cannot have a covid jab due to the risk of myocarditis or inflammation of the heart. "You do hear people dying of it, clearly, but not so much young people. "We weren't aware of the complications and difficulties that can actually cause until this happened. Martin, who works as an accountant, said: "We take the flu very seriously now. This year they have decided not to take Lukas and younger sister, Mia, seven, to see the Christmas lights in Edinburgh as they would usually do, due to the risks. Mum uploaded heartbreaking Facebook post about grief just days before tragic deathĭad-of-two Martin warned others against complacency about the flu and urged people to get vaccinated to avoid potentially devastating illness.

Lukas, a pupil at Ednam Primary School, was severely ill and suffered a heart attack causing him to be put on an ECMO machine to let his heart recover.īut while he was receiving CPR for his heart attack he had a stroke - damaging the right-hand side of his brain - and he spent four months being treated in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow in a rehab ward.


Lukas was severely ill and suffered a heart attack causing him to be put on an ECMO machine to let his heart recover.
