A DISABLED man from Abertillery who climbed the highest peak in South Wales to raise money for the hospital that treats him has raised £1,165.

Damion Williams, 31, who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when he was four months old, climbed up Pen-y-fan last month.

Cystic Fibrosis is a life-limiting inherited condition in which the lungs and digestive system can become clogged with thick, sticky mucus.

People with Cystic Fibrosis find it hard to breath and struggle to digest food properly.

He said: “The walk was quite difficult but the support of everyone made it a lot easier.

"This was a great achievement for me. I managed to do it in a really good time of one hour and twenty minutes.

"Much to my surprise there was a big banner waiting for me at the top congratulating me on the walk.

"The worst part was walking back down as my legs were tired and worn out to say the least, I just couldn't wait for my hot dog and cup of tea at the bottom."

Mr Williams climbed up the peak in the Brecon Beacons with his family and some friends. He said it has been on his to do list for a while but that he hasn’t been feeling well enough to do it until now.

Mr Williams is a patient at the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Llandough hospital, where there’s a seven bedded ward.

It is the only adult Cystic Fibrosis centre in Wales, caring for almost 250 patients.

Mr Williams said: “A lot of the patients spend most of their life at the unit. It’s like our second home.

“But when there are so many patients and so few beds, it can be a long wait to get onto the ward and get the treatment that we desperately need.”

He is now raising money for the Hospital’s Better Life appeal. They’re raising £1m to adapt the second floor of the facility into a specialist in patient ward.