Exclusive by Justin Dunn

THE devoted mum of a dis-abled teenager is asking Globe readers to help her daughter stand up straight again.

Amy Garton-Hughes suffers from a debilitating condition so rare that doctors have never been able to make a diagnosis.

The 14-year-old from Wallasey cannot stand up straight and is unable to walk or move around on her own.

Now her mum Jayne Hughes is hoping to raise enough money to take Amy to America where she hopes a special society - Share and Care Cockayne - may be able to help her daughter. "We keep on searching to find out what's wrong with Amy because the doctors are unable to tell us.

"They've done their best but so far we're still in the dark. It's possible that she has osteo-dysplastic type II syndrome - and there are only about 50 known cases of that in the world."

Jayne, a mother-of-four, added: "Amy's a battler and we're all determined to do whatever we can to help her.

"She can't even get across the road to see her friend without help anymore. She needs help just going from room to room.

"But getting her to America could be a solution."

The one thing that does help Amy's stature is horse-riding, and she has been given help towards lessons by Little Monkeys Nursery in Wallasey, the Sick Wirral Trust, and Jayne's employers Career Stats Ltd.

The Police Federation have also donated £2,000 - half of which went towards an electric scooter that Amy was not entitled to from the NHS.

A fundraising event is being held this Saturday at Wallasey Rugby Club on Cross Lane. Entrance is £4, available on the door. Jayne said: "People have been extremely kind. Under the circumstances, Amy wouldn't be doing as well as she is without them.

"Now we want to do everything we possibly can to get her to America - or anywhere in the world that can possibly assist her."

q If you would like to help Amy, call the Globe on 906 3053.