'The system is broken,' says Cork couple fighting for disabled daughter

Olivia Whyte's mother, Gwen, said: “The system is overloaded, the therapists are overworked and understaffed. The system is broken.”

Olivia Whyte (second from right) with her sisters, Ava and Elena, holding their new baby brother, Tom. Their mother Gwen said: “The lives of her siblings have now also been altered forever. Who will care for Olivia when we are gone?" Picture: Olivia Whyte, GoFundMe campaign

A couple whose beloved baby girl was “robbed of her future” after undergoing what was supposed to be life-saving surgery have vowed to never give up hope of giving her a better life.

Gwen and Daniel Whyte, from near Blarney in Cork, are now preparing to fly to the US so that Olivia, aged two, can undergo specialist treatment at a leading clinic in Boston in the hope that she can fulfill her potential after being left with life-changing injuries.