HER suitcase is packed and passport has been checked as little Emily Harper prepares to fly to Austria today for treatment to help her eat.
The two-year-old has never tasted solid food after she was born with the rare bone condition, Goldenhar Syndrome, which affects about 80 children in the UK.
But after a four month campaign to raise £10,000, Chronicle readers have helped to send Emily and mum Louise to a specialist feeding clinic for a month.
"I am really nervous and excited at the same time," said Louise, 26.
The toddler has survived on a high calorie milk formula fed through a tube in her nose since she was diagnosed with the condition which stops her sucking and swallowing. A team of eating experts hope they can wean her off this method of feeding and teach her how to eat for the first time.
Follow Emily's progress at www.emilytoeat.org.uk
