KAIYA JACKSON

A year ago, Kaiya Jackson was on the brink of death in intensive care, her body ravaged by meningitis. Doctors had to remove all her fingers and her right foot to give her a chance of survival. Yet she refuses to feel sorry for herself and this Christmas will be opening her presents like any other happy little two-year-old. Her mother Ashley said: ‘It makes it extra special knowing how close we came to not having her here.’ She is two years old and rarely stops smiling.