Dad's race against time to take daughter to Disneyland before she goes blind

Dad's race against time to take daughter to Disneyland before she goes blind

5:46pm Friday 7th March 2014 in News By Tui Benjamin, Reporter

Molly Bent, aged six

A BRANDLESHOLME dad-of-three has enlisted old schoolfriends to help give his little girl experiences to last a lifetime before she goes blind.

Last December, after 18 months of tests, police officer Chris Bent and his wife Eve were told the devastating news their six-year-old daughter Molly will eventually go blind.

Molly has been diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition which causes patches on the retina at the back of the eye.

The youngster, who is now registered visually impaired, has black patches in her field of vision and suffers from night blindness, where she cannot see in low lights.

There is no treatment or cure for the condition and Mollys sight will continue deteriorating until it goes completely but her family have no idea when this could be.

But 27-year-old Chris, who now lives in Blackley, has enlisted his old Bury Church schoolfriends to tackle the Greater Manchester Run with him in May.

The team hope their sporting efforts will raise enough money to take Molly on a trip to see Disneyland Paris while she still can.

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