TWO brave York children who have faced up to their health issues with courage have been nominated for a prestigious award.

Daisybella Bond, aged three, and Dylan Harvey, aged eight, are both in the running for a Community Pride Child of the Year award.

Daisybella suffers from Noonan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes a wide range of symptoms, such as heart abnormalities and unusual facial characteristics.

She also has epilepsy, a heart defect, and blindness in one eye.

She has been put forward for the Child of the Year award by Chill in the Community, a cafe in Acomb, York, which recently raised more than £3,000 for Daisybella.

Daisybella’s mum Sarajane has used the money to create a sensory room for her daughter at their home in Middleton Road, Acomb.

Mary Passeri, a Chill in the Community trustee, said: “We have known Daisybella for a few years now and she has always amazed us with her love for life and cheeky behaviour against all the odds. She is always happy.

“We would like to nominate Daisybella for her bravery and her fab outlook on life.”

Sarajane says she is “proud” that Daisbybella has been nominated for a Community Pride Award.

“I would say nothing stops Daisybella. She will carry on regardless of the conditions she has got. She will give anything a go,” Sarajane said.

She added: “She loves her new sensory room. She’s in there most of the day.”

Dylan has been nominated his dad Paul, of Ings View, Rawcliffe.

He explained: “Dylan was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes one week before his fifth birthday in 2014.

“He deals with the condition with no fuss, he does his own sugar tests and his own injections.

“He lost his granddad two weeks after his own diagnosis but showed great strength of character and continues to do so now as he plays football, captaining his local team, and attends the Leeds [football] Development Centre, as well as being a great swimmer.

“He has had 100 per cent attendance at school since his condition and doesn’t let his condition stop him from achieving all his goals.”

Dylan is a pupil at Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School.

The Community Pride Awards are run by The Press with City of York Council and the primary sponsor is York-based healthcare organisation Benenden. Nominees must live in, or contribute to life in the City of York Council area.

Finalists will be announced in The Press this month and will be invited to an awards ceremony at York Racecourse in October.