A 'beautiful' nine-year-old girl tragically died on Mother's Day despite her dad's bid to save her.
Paige Evans suffered from cerebral palsy and was in constant pain although she still managed to always have a smile on her face, her grandmother said.
The youngster's heart stopped just two days after her ninth birthday, ChronicleLive reports.
Dad Paul, 36, tried desperately to bring his daughter back to life by performing CPR, however his efforts were in vain.
Paige, from Sunderland, who was blind and deaf, enjoyed every day despite developing serious health problems from an early age.
Her grandmother Kay Gibb, 49, said the family didn't let her health issues act as a barrier to Paige living the best life possible.
Kay said: "Paige was so happy although she was in constant pain.
"She was so beautiful and always had a huge smile on her face. We're going to miss her hugely."
Paige had spent the week studying at Villa Real School, in Consett, before spending cherished family time on Saturday.
However, early on March 14 Paige stopped breathing.
Kay said: "It was taking a long time to get her heart going again so the paramedics decided to transfer her straight to the RVI in Newcastle.
"They did manage to get her heart going on the way to the hospital, but by the time they got there it had stopped again.
"It was getting close to two hours, and they were getting ready to stop, but then her heart started again."
Paul, along with mum Beth Evans, 28, and younger siblings Brody Evans, five, and Summer Evans, two, were all at her bedside before she died.
Kay added: "We thought everything was going to be fine but the consultant came out and said she wasn't going to survive.
"It's been devastating for us, especially with her being so well lately it was so unexpected.
"It's been really hard and we still don't know why her heart stopped."
Now, as the family are still coming to terms with what happened, a fundraiser has been set up to help host a funeral fit for a princess.
Over £6,000 has been raised so far thanks to donations from family, friends and strangers.
Kay said: "It's hugely important to give her the right send off. We want to get a horse-drawn carriage as that would be perfect for her.
"We would have lost her years ago but the treatment we've had from NHS and hospice staff has been amazing. We're indebted to them forever."
