THE proud family of a Greenock baby who suffers from cerebral palsy says his courage has inspired them to raise money to help other children.

Logan Millar was diagnosed with the condition when he was 12-months-old.

Now, at 16 months, he endures hours of physiotherapy and treatment to help his development.

Logan's doting parents Donna Baynes, 24, and Robert Millar, 25, are unsure what the future holds for their only son, who will continue to be assessed as he grows.

But his unwavering spirit and beaming smile help them to remain optimistic.

And it pushed them, led by proud grandad Robert Millar Snr, to raise a massive �900 to buy equipment for other children like Logan who are treated at the Skylark Centre within Inverclyde Royal Hospital.

Mum Donna said: "Logan is just amazing. He smiles all the time - it is the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing at night.

"The past few months have been tough for the family as Logan's diagnosis came as a bit of a shock to us. But he has helped us all get through it." Logan was born six weeks premature. Donna added: "My pregnancy was fine and even after he was born Logan showed no symptoms.

"In some cases, premature babies can take longer to develop but at about 12 months we became concerned when he wasn't sitting up or rolling over." Logan was assessed at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and later found to have cerebral palsy.

The condition causes varying levels of physical disability.

Donna said: "We don't know how Logan will be affected in later life. Some children are able to walk and some suffer more severe disabilities. We just take each day as it comes." The family say the care Logan has been given from staff at the Skylark Centre has been outstanding.

Physiotherapists regularly visit the family at their home in Maple Road and have given them toys and equipment to help Logan's development, including a special chair and a stand.

Donna added: "They do a brilliant job and don't often get people raising money for them.

"We just wanted to show our appreciation and maybe help buy equipment for another child like Logan." Keen to raise as much as he could, grandad Robert Millar, who lives in Port Glasgow with wife and Logan's gran Dorothy Millar, came up the idea of dying his grey beard bright red.

Robert Snr said: "It was a bit of a joke at first but I thought if I could raise �150 to �200 it would be great. I was really overwhelmed with the generosity from local people and delighted to raise �900." He added: "People would stop me in shops and ask why I had a red beard and when I told them about Logan they would dig into their pockets and give me money. It was unbelievable." Robert has thanked friends and family and those who donated funds - including Dorothy's mum and Logan's great granny Alice Elrick, who gave �100.

Donations also came from Ferguson's Shipyard, Greenock Tesco, staff at K North Ward at IRH and the Wherry bar in Gourock.

The family presented the cheque for �900 for the Skylark Centre to Nicola Hamill, paediatric occupational therapist, and Lynsey McNair, who is a paediatric physiotherapist, both of whom treat Logan.

Nicola said: "Logan is an absolute pleasure, we both look forward to seeing him. We are so grateful to Robert and the family for raising this money for the centre."