A couple who noticed bruising on their toddler's eyelid have been left heartbroken after receiving a devastating diagnosis
A couple who noticed bruising on their toddler's eyelid have been left heartbroken after receiving a devastating diagnosis.
Mum-of-five Jenny, from Swinton, said: "Harper was born with hip dysplasia and to to be in a cast until last December and started moving more after that. We noticed in mid-February a little black dot near her eye but because she had been starting to move around more we thought she'd just hit herself with a toy.
"They straight away told us we needed more tests but they don't have the right eye specialists at that hospital so sent us to Manchester Eye Hospital. We went in on Good Friday and Harper was admitted for tests and went home. "Apparently it's something that originally grows while she was a foetus, but there was no way of knowing about it until the little bruise appeared. We were told by people who've been doctors in this area for 33 years that they've never seen it present like this, we knew something wasn't right when it started to move her eye. It's just awful."
Dad Adam set-up a JustGiving page yesterday with a fundraising target of £300,000 for the potentially life saving treatment. So far, almost £13,000 has been donated, with the family "overwhelmed" by the amount of support they have received.
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