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A Tyneside toddler born with a debilitating condition has inspired Premier League footballer David Silva to launch a fundraising campaign to help his family.

Two-year-old Bailey Stewart was born with Pallistair Killian Syndrome, a rare condition that affects just five people in the UK.

The condition means that Bailey is unable to sit up, speak or feed himself, and has grown to be the size and weight of a child twice his age.

Bailey’s mother has said she is “in the dark” about how long their son will live for as so little is known about his condition.

The syndrome means Bailey must be carried everywhere as he cannot walk. But he is becoming too big for Mum Claire to carry around the house. She is now struggling to take him upstairs or to the garden and find it hard to get him in and out of the bath.

The family needs to spend thousands on adapting their house so that Bailey can be moved around his own home.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Silva was compelled to start a campaign to raise money for Bailey after he heard about the family’s case when they went away with Gran Canaria holiday company, Anfi, for which he is an ambassador.

Claire had spoken to a holiday rep about her hopes of raising thousands of pounds to adjust her home for Bailey’s needs, including building a wet room and a three-floor lift to move the two-year-old around the house.

The family, from Walker, then received a call saying the footballer would like to get involved with their campaign.

Claire said: “It was amazing and totally out of the blue because we never asked for any help. It was lovely to get a phone call like that.”

Last week, Silva and the family launched a £45,000 fundraising effort, A New Home for Bailey, at Manchester City football stadium.

Claire is also running her own fundraising event in October for her son where she will auction off signed goalie gloves from Newcastle United, a signed football from Sunderland FC and tickets for games at Durham cricket club in aid of Bailey’s new home.

Anfi have also donated competition prizes of two one-week long holidays and a yacht trip. Anyone who donates just £2.50 to the campaign will be put in a draw for the prizes.

Claire said: “It’s the price of a Starbucks coffee, and the prizes are in an amazing, five-star holiday destination. They did that without us even asking.”

Claire and husband Glen, who have an older son called Ethan, were unaware of Bailey’s condition until he was born.

Claire said: “He’s a lovely and happy boy. We just get on with it day to day, but this is a life-long condition for Bailey and no one knows what the future holds for him,

“I want him to have the home that he deserves.”

To donate to A New Home for Bailey visit www.anfi.com/Bailey