Hannah Bowness-Major of Widnes nominated for award

A WIDNES girl who faces a daily battle for survival has been nominated as the Young Champion of the Year in the Trinity Mirror-Scottish Power Your Champions Awards.

Hannah Bowness-Major suffers from a range of problems, including chronic eczema which in the past has left her ‘bandaged from neck to feet’, asthma and anaphylaxis – a condition which makes her allergic to a huge array of foods and even lifesaving antibiotics.

Her food allergies are so severe that even being in the same room as someone eating the wrong type of food could stop her heart.

To make matters worse for the 10-year-old, of Hampton Drive, intensive steroid treatment for her illness has left her with potentially life-threatening adrenal deficiency.

The St Basil’s pupil’s plight prompted her to sell her toys – some donated by TV personality Jennifer Ellison – so she could help fund the start of a support group for people with adrenal deficiency.

Hannah suffered an ‘adrenal crisis’ in March when she was hospitalised for two weeks.

Covered in hundreds of cold sores and infected with MRSA, doctors feared she could lose her sight. Her treatment was complicated by her condition, which makes her allergic to many common forms of antibiotics.

Hannah has raised £302 toward her campaign by selling her toys.

She said: “I want to raise awareness of the problem that me and other people have, and get to know people that have the same disabilities that I have.

“My dream is to travel with my friends when I leave school, take pictures all around the world and swim with some dolphins.”