Children across the country are getting excited for Father Christmas to visit and treat them to load of presents they cannot wait to open - but for three-year-old Arsala, this Christmas is very different, and she is desperate for more than just a visit from Santa.
Instead of being at home with her family, Arsala is in a hospital bed in Newcastle, 150 miles away from her home in Higher Blackley.
And she has been waiting for help for nine months already. This little girl is suffering with dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle which makes the muscle walls become stretched and thin.
That means she must have a heart transplant to save her life, and has been kept alive by a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) during the months she has spent on the transplant waiting list until a donor heart becomes available. READ MORE: 'My little girl doesn't want presents this Christmas' READ MORE: 'Shannon's organs gave new life to others - but the people meant to save her life failed' Arsala is not alone.
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