BRAVE tot Lucy Howarth has lost her fight for life just two days before she was due to go on a dream holiday to EuroDisney.

The poorly three-year-old, who died at home in Hardmans Road, Whitefield, early on Monday (June 18) was awaiting the go-ahead for a life-saving operation.

Lucy was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia as a baby and underwent a successful bone marrow transplant in March this year.

Her parents, Adrian and Lynn, believed she was making a good recovery when she was struck down with glandular fever and treatment had to stop.

She then developed a condition known as graft versus host disease which meant her body was ulcerated internally.

A vital stem cell transplant was on the cards for Lucy, who spent just seven months of her three years at home, followed by a liver, lung and bowel transplant. However, a setback last week saw Lucy return to hospital for a few days and the operations were put on hold.

Adrian and Lynn were told by doctors on Friday (June 15) that they should make urgent plans if they were to enjoy a family holiday to Paris, which had been organised by the Wish Upon A Star charity.

And friends had rallied round and raised almost £2,000 to help with their spending money.

Lynn (37) said: "We were told Lucy probably had only two weeks left to live. She was very poorly and put on morphine. We were supposed to be going to EuroDisney on Wednesday but she didn't make it.

"Even on the medication though she was her usual chatty, cheerful self."

Lynn said she set off from home on Monday morning to arrange passports at Liverpool for what would have been the family's first holiday together.

She said: "Adrian phoned me on my mobile and told me I should turn back. Lucy passed away 20 minutes after I got home of liver failure. We were both there with her and told her to go to sleep."

Lucy's funeral is being held at 2pm today (Fri June 22) at Agecroft Cemetery followed by a gathering at the Beehive Pub in Whitefield.

Those attending have been asked to wear orange, Lucy's favourite colour, and the tiny coffin is to be of the same colour.