A heartbroken dad has told of his family's grief after the sudden death of their 14-month-old child.
Brian McMeekin, 43, and his partner Victoria Mansfield, 37, were left devastated when they lost their son Charlie on April 19.
The Renfrew boy was born with a number of health conditions including Charge Syndrome - a rare genetic disorder that affects multiple organ systems.
Charlie also had one kidney and dumping syndrome, which led to his stomach emptying its contents too rapidly into his small intestine.
On the day of the tot's death, his health started rapidly declining without warning.
Brian told The Gazette: "It was as if someone had pressed the power button on him and he was slowly shutting down.
"He was just staring into space and you couldn't seem to get his attention.
"His breathing was getting slower and slower, then his eyes rolled upwards and he shut his eyes and stopped breathing.
"We called 999 and just started doing CPR to try and bring him back."
Before his death, Charlie spent much of his short life in hospital, with his longest stay lasting nine weeks.
Brian said: "It's so difficult coming to terms with the loss of this wee guy, because he was our life.
"We were caring for him day in day out, so when he passed, we've just had this massive empty void of not knowing what to do with ourselves."
A post-mortem was unable to establish Charlie's cause of death, with his family now having to wait months for the results of a toxicology analysis.
However, Brian and Victoria have been able to give their son a send-off to remember, with more than £3,500 being raised for their son's funeral on a GoFundMe page set up by the couple.
The service took place at the Glynhill Hotel, in Renfrew, before Charlie's burial at Hawkhead Cemetery, in Paisley, on Saturday, May 13.
Brian said: "It was a great turnout, as we had a page on Facebook called Charlie's Charge that had quite a following.
"A lot of people were following his journey and, when he died, I was getting calls from complete strangers who were in tears about it, which was quite surreal.
"Many people attended a balloon release we had in Knockhill Park and we wanted his funeral to be as open as possible, so people could pay their respects.
"We got him a horse and carriage, as well as doves.
"It was a really special day and will definitely stick in our memory."
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