When Anna Steer was expecting her third child, she thought she knew exactly what was coming.
But due to a rare infection during pregnancy, her daughter Wren was born with complex medical difficultiues.
The now five-year-old was eventually diagnosed with Cerebral palsy, suffers hearing loss and is non verbal making every day life so much harder.
But Wren is cognitively very able and has a "great sense of humour", mum Anna said.
Wren is at her best when playing with her fellow pupils at both Archibald First School and Percy Hedley and loves to be able to keep up with them.
And thanks to the Sunshine Fund , she can now do that whenever she wants.
The charity provided Wren, from Gosforth , with a special walker which helps her fit in with the rest of her class.
The fund are reaching end of their annual Go Bananas campaign where they aim to raise £40,000 to change the lives of local children like Wren.
Specialist equipment for children with disabilities comes with a price tag of thousands of pounds and is often not available on the NHS.
This is why the Sunshine Fund is so important - but they can't do it without your donations.
Since Wren received her special walker her life has changed for the better.
Science teacher Anna, 40, said: "We're really, really delighted with it."
When Anna was pregnant she felt unwell but didn't realise that she had contracted Cytomegalovirus until after Wren's hearing impairment was discovered when she was born.
"It was awful," Anna, who is married to doctor John, 39, added. "I had never heard of it and I'm a biology teacher and know about these things so I was really shocked."
Wren was given a walker from the NHS which helped her get independence and play like any other kid her age.
But the NHS couldn't fund more than one as they cost more than £3,000.
Anna said: "I was having to carry the walker backwards and forwards to school every day with her sign language computer and pushing her wheelchair. It was just getting too much for me."
Now Wren can enjoy the freedom at both school and home with her siblings Ted, 11, and Dulcie, 9.
"She's the most motivated when she's with her friends and this creates the opportunity to be independent and play.
"Sometimes she just wants to get away from the adults and have a bit of fun. Before that wasn't available.
"She is still a kid and needs to act like one."
