A FUNDRAISING campaign to pay for specialist treatment to save a little girl’s leg from being amputated has reached two thirds of the target.

Six-year-old Kyra Warrell needs £58,000 to pay for treatment in Israel next month – supporters have so far raised £40,000.

Kyra, a pupil at Westdene Primary School in Brighton, may have to have her left leg amputated above the knee due to complications caused by a rare condition she has had since birth if the money cannot be raised in time.

Her mother, Rima, 39, from Westdene, said: “People have been incredibly generous and we’re only £18,000 away from our target of £58,000.

“It’s amazing how far we have come in such a short time.

“People have signed up to various challenges, organised walks and cake sales.

“But there have been some really touching moments too.

“A little girl donated her money earned from doing chores last week, a girl in Norway emptied her piggy bank and a six-year-old did a sponsored ‘colourathon’ so Kyra has 14 pictures for the trip – one for every day.

“We’ve also had people in Israel offer us a room for the night, to take Kyra out for her birthday, or to just sit by our side during Kyra’s four-hour operation so we’re not alone.

“A national newspaper commissioned a photoshoot which Kyra loved.

“We’ve learnt so much that we now want to help other families in our situation.”

Proximal focal femoral deficiency, the rare condition Kyra suffers from, affects fewer than one in 50,000 children around the world.

A specialist clinic in Israel is the only place where she can have surgery that would lengthen her leg.

Doctors in the UK are only able to amputate her lower leg so she can adjust to wearing a prosthetic leg.

To donate, visit chuffed.org/project/step-by-step-with-kyra-the-first-hurdle.