A MUM has been “humbled” by the support shown to her daughter who has an incurable condition.

One-year-old Pippa Atkinson from Ponthir was diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa, a condition which causes her skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch.

Her family are crowdfunding a one-bedroom extension to accommodate specialist equipment and £8,614 of the £23,00 target has been raised so far.

Her mother Rhiannon said: “The support is incredible, we didn’t expect it to take off such a massive way.

“It’s incredibly humbling to know there are so many wonderful people in the world willing to help.

“It gives me comfort to know Pippa is being welcomed and accepted by so many.”

She added: “We have personally paid out for architect drawings and are waiting for the builder to confirm before we submit for planning permission.

“With the £8,000 we have raised, we have enough to fund Pippa’s bath and air conditioning.”

The family had been previously dealt a blow after they are contacted by Facebook regarding posting on the social media site, which did not comply with its policies.

The message said: “Your ad was not approved because the image being used in the ad does not comply with our Health and Fitness policy.

“The image depicts a body or body parts in an undesirable manner.”

It goes on to say that the policy includes close up images of “muffin tops”, “people with clothes that are too tight”, “people pinching their fat / cellulite” and ones showing “medical conditions in a negative light”.

Mrs Atkinson said: “The most upsetting thing for me is that they compared it to someone having a muffin top and cellulite, and it’s not even in the same realm as that.

“This is a fundraising page for a child with a disability and it highlights the worst part of it.

“It’s so frustrating when you see pictures of semi-naked men and women all the time and this is a picture of a little girl who is suffering and how putting a fluffy pair of slippers on her did that to her feet in a few minutes.

“It’s something we want to share to raise awareness of to show people this is how extreme the condition is.”

Mrs Atkinson says she has witnessed trolling on Pippa’s page, but added that it is the actions of the social media giant which have made her the most angry.

She responded to the company to see if they would reconsider, but they replied with a message saying: “Sorry for the inconvenience but our say on this matter remains unchanged.”

“They have said that if I want to run the advert I have to remove the pictures, but there would be no point to it then. I will put a complaint in to try and understand why it is not appropriate,” said Mrs Atkinson.

However, following the fall-out, Mrs Atkinson believes her daughter is coping well with the condition at such a young age.

Mrs Atkinson said: “She’s a resilient fighter and still doesn’t drop her smile.

“Her knees are really sore at the moment from attempts to crawl and her feet are still incredibly painful, but she wants to get moving.

“We are doing everything we can to reduce friction giving her the chance to get about if she can tolerate the pain.”

A fun day to raise money for Pippa’s appeal will be held on November 5 at Ponthir village hall.

Find out more at facebook.com/pleasehelppippa.