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Hannah Roberts & Ashley Summerfield

Parents want to surprise daughter, 5, with Disneyland trip to see her favourite characters before she goes blind

A family is raising money to take their five-year-old daughter to Disneyland so she can meet her favourite characters before she goes blind.

Addy Clarke, from Thatcham, Berkshire, was diagnosed with a rare disorder in 2020 called Batten Disease which affects around 150 people worldwide.

Her father, David Clarke said Addy would lose the ability to walk and talk, see colours, swallow, use pens and go to the bathroom due to the disorder which currently has no cure.

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