WHENEVER it’s her birthday her family pull out all the stops to celebrate and sometimes the fuss they make is a bit much, even for her.
But she knows where it comes from. When she was a baby, doctors predicted she wouldn’t live beyond the age of five – so the fact that she’s now 26 is a miracle her family want to shout about from the rooftops.
Kerry Walsh was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition that causes severe weakness in the muscles.
Kerry has never walked and her parents have to help her dress, take her to the bathroom, cut up her