Hospice helps Ellie, 5, defy all odds

A SINGLE mother whose daughter was given six months to live last Christmas said she would be lost without the support of staff in Ireland’s first children’s hospice.

Five-year-old Ellie Cunningham suffers from cytomegalovirus — a condition that has left her with no sight, hearing, brain damage, cerebral palsy and liver failure.

Despite being taken off all medical treatment, the plucky youngster is battling against the odds with her mother Amy by her side.