Two year old Ruby suffers from a rare metabolic condition and is one of the stars of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity’s Christmas appeal advert. Here, mum Elle Daniel and dad Steve McCann tell of how, against the odds, their dream of a family Christmas at home might just come true

After two Christmases spent in and out of hospital with her sick child, Elle Daniel hopes her family can finally spend the big day at home this year. Ruby, two, was born with a rare metabolic condition, PMM2-CDG, affecting many parts of her body, including her kidneys and liver.

In her short life, Ruby has spent more than 700 days in hospital - mostly in London’s Great Ormond Street - and she can be seen shining brightly at the end of the GOSH Charity’s Christmas advert for this year’s festive appeal.

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