A young boy who died due to a rare medical condition is being honoured through the creation of a fund held by Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity in his name.

West Lothian youngster Paul James Cockburn, who was known as PJ, was just 12 when he died as a result of his condition, short bowel syndrome.

The illness meant PJ, from Linlithgow, had to undergo a liver transplant when he was just 11-months-old.

He underwent several operations at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, and was treated there many times during his life.

Despite steadily improving and managing his condition through his childhood, PJ's health started to deteriorate in early 2017 until his parents were given the news that there was nothing more doctors could do.

The family have now set up the PJ Foundation to raise funds for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity (ECHC).

ECHC provides vital support to the hospital and to a number of other locations across east central Scotland where children and young people are treated.

The charity is close to the family's hearts as they saw first hand how its work can help allow youngsters in hospital to be a child and forget that they are a patient.

They also want to raise awareness of donor organ donation, which the family started to support on a voluntary basis when PJ was poorly.

PJ's aunt, Elaine Campbell, said: "PJ spent so much time in hospital and used to like the activities and games that ECHC provided.

"He loved nothing more than playing the PlayStation with his friends so the aim is to raise money for entertainment like TVs and games consoles but also to fund research for pioneering treatments.

"So far we've managed to raise around £6000 and we're selling items such as pens, badges and teddies on the Facebook page with the PJ logo and hope to have a website very shortly.

"PJ underwent some new treatment techniques so if we can raise money to help develop these and prevent another child going through what he did, then we'll be so proud."