Staff and children at Hope House Children's Hospice, Oswestry, have been helping an inspirational young man to celebrate graduating from college while coping with a life-threatening condition.

Adam Mazan, from Market Drayton, studied for three years at Shrewsbury Colleges group to graduate with an HND in Computing, Game Design and Development.

Completing the course was a huge achievement for the 21-year-old, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and uses a wheelchair to get around.

Adam said: “It wasn’t easy because I was in constant pain sometimes but Shrewsbury College were great and worked with me to make it possible for me to attend.

“They arranged for me to have a support worker and if I wasn’t in hospital or ill I was there every day. I made a lot of good friends and we had a laugh as well as learning loads.”

Rachel Taylor is the transition nurse at Hope House, who supports young people like Adam as they move into adult services and have changing aspirations and goals.

She said: “Adam is a true inspiration and admired by all the staff at Hope House for his determination to succeed and his really cheeky sense of humour. He really deserves his qualification and his award and we are all so proud of what he has achieved.”