Pick Me Up!

WISH UPON A STAR

Snuggling up on the sofa with my little girl, I hit play on the TV.

With the colourful world of Disney’s Moana dancing across the screen, my daughter Olivia, then three, was enchanted.

‘See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me!’ Moana sang, with Olivia singing along, too.

With her collection of Disney Princess dresses, from Frozen’s Anna to Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, Olivia was my very own little princess.

While Moana was her favourite princess, it often changed – one day it’s Elsa, the next it’s Goofy!

She was completely Disney mad and it made my heart swell seeing her smile.

So when my usually happy toddler started waking up crying in November 2019, I knew something was

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