It was a moment mum Glynnis Wisbey had been waiting years for.

Her six-year-old daughter Elke, who has suffered from brain damage since birth, was finally able to tell her "I love you".

And then she told her again, and again, and again.

The Kent Messenger newspaper launched an appeal in the summer to help buy Elke, who lives in Bearsted, near Maidstone a Smartbox, which tracks her eye movements and helps her communicate with others.

The fund exceeded the family’s target of £17,500.

Mrs Wisbey said: "I was playing on it with her the other day and she kept eye pointing to all the bits which said 'I love you'.

"I thought it was stuck and then I realised what she was saying. It was quite emotional."

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