A FIVE-year-old girl is one of six children from across the UK whose faces feature in Westminster train station in London as part of a childhood dementia awareness campaign.

Kaycee Bradshaw, from Padeswood Close, Sutton, suffers from a rare condition called Batten Disease.

She has lost much of her mobility due to the condition, including her ability to walk.

Her speech and understanding is limited and it will lead to childhood dementia.

Her mum Claire Bradshaw and stepdad Greg Riley have been fighting for awareness for Kaycee, whose currently undergoing an enzyme treatment to slow the effects of the condition at London’s Great Ormond Street hospital.

The condition does not have a cure.

Her mum Claire, 43, said: “Dementia in children doesn’t just affect the kid but the whole family. I am really proud of Kaycee and as a family we feel really happy to be part of this campaign to bring awareness.

“Kaycee is doing fantastic, a focus for us is bringing awareness, especially in light of the NHS and NICE looking to stopping providing the enzyme treatment. It’s important to let people know what children go through.”

According to a recent survey of people living with a rare disease, including Batten disease, it takes on average 5.6 years in the UK for a patient with a rare disease to receive a proper diagnosis.

For more on the campaign visit childhooddementia.co.uk.

n Spread awareness by using the hashtag #DementiaStrikesChildrenToo on social media.