Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full.But less than 18 months ago little Kaiya Jackson was clinging to life in a hospital bed, rigged up to countless wires and bravely battling a deadly brain bug.Kaiya, now two, spent her first Christmas in hospital after a severe case of bacterial meningitis ravaged her body and doctors were forced to remove all of her fingers and her right foot just to give her a chance of life again.Then last Christmas, it was reported how little Kaiya was able to enjoy a festive meal for the first time ever using specially adapted cutlery that attaches to her wrist.Now, the determined tot is making new strides after receiving her first prosthetic leg - and her first ever pair of walking shoes.
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .