Meet our hero. He has worked all his life from serving in the army for 12 years, to driving lothian buses, and then onto driving the roofless Edinburgh tour buses. I remember my teenage years him always asking us for help to study for him to become a black cab driver in Edinburgh. He achieved his dream and passed.

One night while driving his taxi he sadly lost his eyesight due to diabetes. Just like that. Coming to terms with him not seeing was a hard one for our family. But having him in our lives meant so much more.

This horrible illness then went on to cause him to lose the ability to stand, walk, and even lift up his own cup to have a drink. He suffered sepsis and was in a coma. The amazing doctors and nurses at the Royal infirmary of Edinburgh were able to save his life.

He made a remarkable recovery and although he never walked or stood again and was now confined to a wheelchair, cant lift up a cup or feed himself, has a cathetor bag fitted, or got his eyesight back, he managed to get back into work, working for the Lady Haig poppy factory, making poppies to raise money to support ex service men and woman.

Through time he had to be medically retired as he deteriorated. My mum, his wife has taken on the role of full time carer which meant she had to give up work too.

For the last 5 years my dad has slept in a hospital bed on an air mattress in his livingroom, as hes unable to turn himself round, and this is the only thing that stops him getting deadly diabetic sores. He has amazing carers that come in to wash and dress him and get him out of bed each day.

But sadly he only moves from his bed to his wheelchair, where he sits all day in the same room listening to radio or tv.

My goal this year was to decorate the livingroom for them as i feel this would hugely benefit my mums well being as well she spends so much time at home making sure hes looked after. But ive been unable to fund it so far.

The most important thing was to get my Dad a rise and recline chair so he could at least be comfortable, instead of being stuck in his wheelchair. These chairs are expensive and im finding it very hard to raise the money.

I never ever put myself out there like this. But i feel if i could even raise something towards the chair this would make my dreams for him come true.

Doesnt matter whether its 10p or £1, any help would be absolutely out of this world. All i want is to show my Dad that working all his days wasnt for nothing, and he can live out his final days in comfort rather than being stuck in a wheelchair constantly.

Thank you all so much for even taking the time out to read this. My Dad doesnt know ive done this as hes the one who was always helping other people out, and would feel so guilty.