A MUM whose three-year-old son has a terminal illness says she was left “speechless” when the family of Alfie Evans donated £1,500 for her son to have a special chair.

Caelan Bluck, from Haydock, has a rare condition called Infantile Pompe disease, which is a genetic muscle weakness caused by the build up of complex sugars.

Most people with the condition do not survive past a few months old.

The brave little fighter, who has spent most of his life in hospital, has now been declared as stable and his mum is looking to take him home to be cared for there.

However, he needs a special chair to support him to do that as his condition means he cannot sit up and has very poor muscle tone in his arms and none in his legs.

So his mum Toni Bluck took to the Facebook page called “Caelan’s Journey to the Stars” to ask for things he would need to get home.

But to her surprise she received a £1,500 donation from the auntie of Alfie Evans, a two-year-old boy from Liverpool who was the centre of a High Court legal battle early this year.

Toni said: “When I saw that Sarah Evans donated the money I was just speechless. I feel so overwhelmed by the fact she gave us this opportunity, it didn’t feel real.

“I just couldn’t believe it, as soon as it sank in I ordered Caelan’s chair right away.

“I supported Alfie from the minute I heard his name, I spent many months supporting this gorgeous little boy. Alfie definitely has helped Caelan in a way that I couldn’t.

“It takes a lot to save up for something this expensive, so even though Alfie’s gone, he will always live on through this special gift.”

The chair, called a Firefly Splashy, is a portable seat for children with disabilities, which will enable Caelan to enjoy baths and play with toys on the floor with his mum.

She added: “This chair will open up a whole new world to us.

“Caelan will be able to enjoy baths and actually have it deep enough to splash in which is ironic because it’s called a splashy.

“We will also be able to have floor activities now as he had to lie down before and couldn’t enjoy it to the best of his ability. The chair will help him to sit on the grass and feel it on his little legs, enjoy the swimming pool and I can’t wait to take it to the seaside.

“We even managed to purchase a backpack for the chair, so it can come on adventures with us .”

More than £142,000 was raised for Alfie Evans following a worldwide appeal for the toddler to receive alternative care abroad.

Following his death in April, his family have been donating that money to other poorly children in Alfie’s memory – with Caelan receiving one of the largest sums to date.

Sarah Evans, Alfie’s auntie, said: “We couldn’t save Alfie, but we want him to be remembered always. So we decided that we wanted to help other children and families with the money in Alfie’s memory and ease stress from other parents.

“We always put ‘in loving memory of our warrior Alfie James Evans,’ and are currently in the process of setting up a foundation to help even more people.”

Caelan’s followers have raised a total of £3,055 towards items he needs once he gets home – however Toni says they need a further four carers before that can happen.

To donate visit gofundme.com/CAELANS-JOURNEY-TO-THE-STARS.