A BIG-HEARTED fundraiser has raised £2,000 to help bring a little Christmas cheer to a Wollescote family rocked by a rare health condition.

Three-year-old Jayden Sharp's life is an endless stream of medical appointments as he suffers from a genetic condition affecting only 1 in every 10,000.

The condition, known as TOF/OA and VACTERL syndrome, has knocked his parents Penny and John for six - and has left Jayden, who has spinal and limb defects, a heart problem, bowel and bladder problems and impaired kidneys, under the care of more than 30 different health care professionals.

So to give the family a boost this festive season - Wollescote grandmother and tireless fundraiser Sylvia Horton started a campaign to raise cash to give Jayden, his mum and dad and their other children Chloe, aged 15, and Jack, aged ten, the best Christmas ever and to help pay for equipment to improve Jayden’s quality of life.

And following a series of fundraisers including a sponsored walk, a fun day at The Queensway pub, a raffle and a Fantasy Dance Group Christmas dance show at Hob Green Primary School - she's managed to raise £2,000.

She said: "It's absolutely brilliant. The community have been so fantastic. The family are over the moon."

Around £400 has gone to the family to buy Christmas presents and the rest will go towards specialist equipment for Jayden, who was born with his upper oesophagus ending in a pouch rather than connecting to his stomach - and with the lower part joined to his windpipe.

The tot's mum Penny said she has been overwhelmed by the generosity shown towards Jayden and she added: "I'd like to say an absolute mega thank you to Sylvia and Fantasy Dance Group - the Christmas show was out of this world and without them none of this would have been possible."