A nan has shared the touching reason behind her Christmas decorations as she hopes to help her terminally ill granddaughter.
Sienna Alfonso has spent most of her young life in and out of hospital after being born with half a heart. But now, the nine-year-old is cannot speak or eat properly, and is reliant on her wheelchair to get around.
Now her nan, Lindsey Bertenshaw, has transformed her home into a festive wonderland in a bid to raise enough money towards buy off road wheelchair, that will allow Sienna to continue doing the things she enjoys, such as being outside in nature.
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Lindsey told the ECHO: "She was born with half a heart and suffered with seizures and with her kidneys. A few months ago her legs and knees were swelling up and they thought she had tumours in her knees.
"She was being tested for leukaemia but they diagnosed her with HPOA, which is really rare. It isn't treatable and is like arthritis it affects all of her joints so she's not walking.
"But this means she now can't have another heart operation because you need to be mobile. They thought she had cancer.
"Alder Hey have been doing all they can but there's nothing they can do. She loves nature and waterfalls and being outside and gets excited, but with the wheelchair she has we can't do things with her properly."
The family has transformed their home in Farringdon Close, Hunts Cross into a festive wonderland as they aim to spread some Christmas spirit and raise much needed funds for Sienna. Lindsey added: "She's well known in the community and everyone is coming together to show their support.
"She's been through everything but she's so strong and always happy, the whole community loves her. She's been terminally ill since she was born but this is just another thing added to what she has to deal with."
A fundraising page will soon be set up but there will be community fundraisers organised also in the coming weeks.
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