A GIRL described as happy and full of life needs her home adapted to help her live with her life-limiting disability.

Five-year-old Poppy Kettleborough, from Great Harwood, has brain damage and a life-limiting neurological disorder, and is unable to sit up, walk or crawl.

Her parents were told she would not live past the age of two but three years later she is still fighting every day.

And Poppy, who is also visually impaired, is getting taller and heavier as she grows up. Due to this, the home where she lives with parents Stacey and Paul Kettleborough, needs adapting. That includes, installing a specialist bath, hoist, ramp.

To fund the adaptations, Poppy’s parents need £60,000, and of that amount, £30,000 has been approved in principle via a disability funding grant from Hyndburn Council. That leaves another £30,000 for her parents to find, with £8,500 coming from their own pocket. However they now need to raise the remaining £21,500.

Mrs Kettleborough said: “Poppy’s actual condition remains undiagnosed but she has four-limb cerebral palsy and a neurological disorder. She has to have a gastrostomy fed directly through her and has daily medications.

“Poppy is non-verbal, registered visually impaired, is unable to walk and can't talk.

“But she was not expected to live past the age of two yet she’s still here proving everyone wrong today.”

Despite all the challenges Poppy faces, Mrs Kettleborough said her daughter is an amazing and brave girl, having had several operations and facing intense daily physio for the rest of her life.

For school, Poppy attends White Ash special needs school in Oswaldtwistle.

Mrs Kettleborough, 39, said: “Poppy’s a happy little girl, full of life and loves music. She is a real fighter.

"As pat of the adaptations we need to replace the carpets and widen doors and there’s an en-suite in our room which we’re knocking through to make a bathroom.

“We live in a bungalow so it’s easier than it would be in a house but there’s a lot of work to do and it’s still massively daunting and we never expected a situation like this, but we’re making the most of it and trying to give Poppy a better quality of life.

“Any donation of money from people would be hugely appreciated.”

To make a donation, visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/poppy-kettleborough-cause