A MUM has launched a fundraising appeal to buy her son a specially made helmet to help treat a rare medical condition.

Already, nearly £1,500 has been raised for Lowan Duncan, who has been diagnosed with torticollis, a tightening of the neck, and plagiocephaly, also known as flat head syndrome.

Mum Rosanna Anderson will travel to Glasgow next month to see if the four-month-old needs the special helmet.

She said: “I first noticed it when he was weeks old, maybe five or six weeks.

“I noticed his head was a bit flat and noticed he was lying the one way so his neck was facing to his right.

“My friend, she had the same with her wee boy and I messaged her and sent her pictures. She said it looked like the same thing and she added me onto Facebook group pages.

“I spoke to my health visitor and she referred me to physiotherapy at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

“He got an appointment in the middle of December and they diagnosed him with torticollis and flat head syndrome due to him lying the one way all the time.”

The Tranent mum said the helmet was not funded through the NHS and she instead had to approach Technology in Motion, based near Glasgow.

Rosanna, 31 – who is also mum to Charlie, Archie, Teegan, Frankie and Max, and step-son Aidan – needs to raise £2,600 for the helmet, which will be specially made for Lowan.

She said: “His first appointment is to see if he needs it, his head is still really flat; we have got 24 hours to pay a deposit of £850. Then, two weeks later, we have got the next appointment and need to pay the rest of it.”

Already, £1,490 has been raised, with Rosanna praising Tranent fundraiser Davie Martin for his support.

Rosanna, who described Lowan as “happy, smiley and a really good baby, who loves a sleep”, said any cash donations could be handed over directly to Davie.

She told the Courier: “Davie has been brilliant. He has helped us from the start. We would not have got as near this if not for him.”

To make a donation, go to justgiving.com/crowdfunding/rosanna-anderson-998