A brother beat his covid fears to walk his little sister down the aisle in the 'proudest moment of his life'.

John O' Bryne, who has broken 'every bone in his body', ventured into a big crowd for the first time since lockdown for the special day.

The 42-year-old, from the city's Bellahouston, suffers from a brittle bone condition and fears coronavirus could make him extremely ill.

Glasgow Times: John O' Bryne at his home in GlasgowJohn O' Bryne at his home in Glasgow

The disorder, which he has had since birth, means his bones are very weak leaving him relying on a wheelchair and being very health conscious.

It meant facing the indoor wedding with 150 guests had John feeling extremely anxious, as he had avoided large groups for two years.

But the brave big brother was determined to watch sister Siobhan O’ Bryne, 32, and her groom Jamie Mcareavey, tie the knot on Monday at the Lochside Hotel in Cumnock.

Glasgow Times: John with sister SiobhanJohn with sister Siobhan

John said: “There’s some moments you just don’t forget and for me, walking my sister down the aisle was at the top of the list.

“I was just so emotional, it was a really unbelievable experience. I am so glad I didn’t miss it.

“The wedding was the first time I've been indoors with that many people since this all happened, so I was really nervous.

“I have health issues, I think I have broken every bone in my body at some point, but even healthy people who are never out of the gym can catch the virus and die.

“You just don’t know how it will affect you.

“I’ve never let my condition stop me from doing anything in the past. I’ve been away to Vegas, Magaluf, and Ayia Napa, but there comes a time when you need to protect yourself.

“I ended up deciding some things are just bigger than covid and I had to do it for my sister though.

“It had been cancelled about five times because of lockdowns, I even started to doubt if it would ever go ahead.

“When they finally got married I was just so relieved and happy that it went so well for her, it could not have been better.

“Walking her down the aisle was the proudest moment of my life."

Glasgow Times: John O'Byrne pictured at home in Glasgow with his mother MarionJohn O'Byrne pictured at home in Glasgow with his mother Marion

John is now focusing on his charity, The John O’Bryne foundation which he launched almost ten years ago in 2014 to help Scotland’s sickest children.

He became inspired to cheer up youngsters in hospital after knowing how it feels to be an unwell kid.

John said: “I deal with kids with long term illnesses these are some of the sickest kids in Scotland.

“We got a caravan down in Saltcoats to let families go and make memories, I don’t take a penny from them it is totally free so they don’t need to worry.

“It isn’t cheap to run though it cost about £36k and needs ramps, hoists, accessible rooms and toilets, plus with energy bills going up that is factored in.

“It is a safe place for them to go though if they are nervous about coronavirus as well because they need to shield if they are vulnerable.

“I know what it is like to be a kid not well in hospital so these kids can relate to me.

 

 

“They know if they see me coming i’m not a scary doctor or that I probably have tickets, toys, or something good for them.

“Now between coronavirus, the Ukraine crisis, and bills going up people don’t have the same cash to donate.

“It means it is harder to cheer up these kids but we won’t stop trying to help, hopefully we can get a bit more support.”

If you want to donate to the charity you can by visiting their page on Facebook by searching the John O’ Bryne foundation.