article_snippet: Little Amie Rose suffers from a rare blood disease - and as a result, has already undergone 60 blood transfusions at the age of just five.
article_snippet: Amie Rose (pictured right receiving one of The youngster regular blood transfusions in September 2013) has Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, which means The youngster body cannot produce red blood cells .
article_snippet: When The youngster was born, Amie had a slight heart murmur, but doctors told The youngster mother Jo, from Horley, Surrey, that it should go away in six weeks.
article_snippet: Mrs Rose, 44, said: 'When I took Amie back for The youngster check-up Mrs Rose, 44 said The youngster looked a bit pale and Mrs Rose, 44 decided to take The youngster in for a blood test. '
article_snippet: Amie (pictured with mother Jo and father Gordon) has to go into hospital every four weeks for a transfusion .
article_snippet: Amie (pictured at seven weeks) was given an emergency transfusion after doctors decided to take a blood test during a check-up because The youngster looked pale.
article_snippet: But just a couple of days after being sent home, Amie stopped breathing and The youngster parents took The youngster back to hospital.
article_snippet: Amie stopped breathing and We had to rush The youngster back into hospital where they starved The youngster and put back on a milk formula,' The youngster mother added. '
article_snippet: but We just wanted Amie to survive.'
article_snippet: Amie's parents are hopeful that Amie will become eligible for a bone marrow transplant soon, which would 'fix' Amie, meaning Amie would not need to continue with the current treatment method .
article_snippet: After that we would be hoping that Amie iron levels stay at a reasonable rate and then Amie would be eligible for a bone marrow transplant. '
article_snippet: This procedure would 'fix' Amie and Amie wouldn't need to have all of this current treatment. '
article_snippet: so few people in the UK who has this illness doctors cannot predict what Amie's body will do. '
article_snippet: Amie's body would be nice for Amie to have a bone marrow transplant especially now
article_snippet: Amie is getting older and Amie is starting to get remarks from other children at school.'
article_snippet: He aaded: 'It is now all a waiting process to see how Amie's body will react in the next couple of years. '
article_snippet: You hear good stories and bad stories but we are just keeping we fingers crossed that Amie stays we brave, happy little girl.'
highlights_snippet: Amie has to go into hospital every four weeks for a blood transfusion .
  