A desperate family is fundraising for their "beautiful" little girl suffering from a rare condition which affects her airways.

Three-year-old Sophia Neale is described as a "happy little girl" despite needing regular blood transfusions and sleeping with a ventilator at nighttime.

Sophia from Hanworth, Bracknell, has Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM), which is a rare condition that occurs when the walls of the airway (specifically the trachea and bronchi) are weak.

This can cause the airway to become narrow or collapse.

Due to her condition, Sophia has to use a ventilator whenever she sleeps, gets tired after playing or when feeling unwell, she also needs it in the pram and travelling in the car seat.

On March 2, Sophia will have a Hickman line fitted in her chest to help her rare condition.

Her mum Shelley and Andre are hoping to raise £3,500 to help get their daughter a new specialist pram which will allow room for the oxygen, sats monitor and ventilation but she also needs to be able to lay flat.

She has now outgrown her pram.

Carly Baker, a family friend who set up the fundraising appeal, said: "Sophia is a brave, beautiful 3 year old girl who has had a tough first 3 years of her life. She takes it all within her stride and never makes a fuss about it.

"Sadly Sophia also has other very complex medical needs, she spends more time in hospital than home and the family have travelled 3 times a day to Frimley Park Hospital for treatment, weeks on end.

"We need your help to help make this all a little better for Sophia and her family."

Sophia also has regular visits to Frimley Park Hospital for blood transfusions, immunoglobulin therapy and has GCSF therapy three times a week to her fight infections.

Due to her condition, she is regularly on anti-biotics as she catches infections all the time.

Visit: https://uk.gf.me/v/c/gfm/giving-a-helping-hand-to-sophia-with-a-bit-of-fun to help the family.