A mum's world has been shattered after her daughter died days before Christmas.

Nine-year-old Jamie-Leigh Rose, from Bearsted, near Maidstone, passed away on December 19.

Now thousands of pounds worth of donations have flooded in to give her the perfect send off.

A fundraising page reads: "Jamie-Leigh was so full of life, love and heartfelt kindness. Everyone she met loves her.

"From going to school, riding her bike, riding a horse or playing with Alfie, everything was done with love.

"Jamie-Leigh is missed so much, especially by her mummy who has lost her best friend and beautiful baby girl, and her little brother who has lost his partner in crime."

The horse lover's brother, Alfie Rose, has nephrotic syndrome, a rare kidney disease that causes swelling to the face and limbs.

The diagnosis sparked their mum, Ellen Ridley, into action in 2013 and she set up the Alfie Rose Foundation Nephrotic Syndrome, hoping to raise awareness of the condition.

Over the holidays a fundraising page was set up to help the grieving family prepare for Jamie-Leigh's funeral.

It set a target of £3,500 - but donors are paying well over the odds to help.

Close to £12,000 has been raised so far, with heartfelt tributes also being left to the former Girl Guide.

One wrote: "Think Jamie-Leigh will get her horses Ellen. What a tribute to a beautiful little girl taken too soon"

Last Friday Ellen posted: "Finding it so hard to utter any words right now.

"I’m just so overwhelmed by how many love and care for my beautiful baby girl.

"I will never be able to say just how much all this means to me, my world is shattered and I have no idea how to carry on.

"I just feel lost, but I look at this and I see how everyone else was touched by Jamie-Leigh.

"It makes me the most proud, me and Alfie love you Jamie-Leigh just look at what you're achieving.

"️Forever and always darling, from the bottom of my hurting heart I thank you."

To donate visit tinyurl.com/jamie-leighkm.

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