Angus liver transplant youngster Kenzy Oliver is delighting his parents and medics with progress in a London hospital since the life-saving operation.
The Arbroath seven-year-old received the new organ on mid-December after being flown by air ambulance to King’s College Hospital in the capital.
Since then the the Warddykes primary pupil has continued to recover well and his family have revealed he is now out of the hospital’s High Dependency Unit.
On Thursday night his mother, Michelle posted the latest regular facebook update on Kenzy’s recovery, with her son clutching a large cuddly toy given to him by HDU nurses.
She said: “I can’t believe that it will be three weeks tomorrow that we got the call. Where has the time gone.
“Kenzy moved from HDU to the rays of sunshine ward today. Been a fairly chilled out day for him.
“Physio came round but he didn’t want to do much so she made him stretch his legs etc.”
Crucial bilirubin readings have also reduced but his mum said Kenzy is still having problems with blood sugar levels during the night and remains on insulin.
“His oxygen levels dropped earlier on and we couldn’t get them to go back up, but we came to the conclusion that he has the cold so for the moment he is on the mask instead of nasal prongs and his levels went back up.
“All in all he is doing really well,” added Michelle.
“It will be a slow process but hopefully not too long.
“Once the doctors are happy with his levels and he is up and about etc., he can possibly get transferred to our local. Fingers crossed.”
Kenzy required a transplant after being affected by biliary artesia, an inflammation within the bile ducts around the time of birth.
It leads to damage of the ducts, reducing the flow of bile and resulting in scarring on the liver.
Kenzy was also placed on round-the-clock oxygen earlier this year as a result of a breathing problem brought on by his condition, as parents Nicky and Michelle anxiously awaited the call to let them know a liver donor had been found.
The family has been inundated with message of support from Arbroath and the wider community, with a fundraising page helping meet their expenses during the time in London.