Doctors thought she wouldn’t live past age five, but Kerry continues to defy the odds

Whenever it’s her birthday her family pull out all the stops to celebrate and sometimes the fuss they make is a bit much, even for her.

But she knows where it comes from. When she was a baby, doctors predicted she wouldn’t live beyond the age of five – so the fact that she’s now 26 is a miracle her family want to shout about from the rooftops.

Kerry Walsh was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition that causes severe weakness in the muscles. Kerry has never walked and her parents have to help her dress, take her to the bathroom, cut up her food and put her to bed.