Amber McRae suffers from spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
A Scots five-year-old is excited to be able to spend Christmas at home with her family - after spending last year in hospital dealing with a life-threatening condition.
The family, who were terrified that Amber might not make it - are over the moon that she will be home this Christmas. "The wait to see Amber after the operation felt like torture. Walking into recovery and seeing my little girl with tubes coming out of her, her hair shaved off, and her head had been cut open from ear to ear was the hardest thing, as a mum, to see."
While the family were split up over Christmas last year due to the surgeries, Leanne is grateful that this year they can spend it as a family, adding: "This Christmas, I'll be very emotional, thinking back to last year which was really tough."Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
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