A young girl with a rare genetic disorder has had her dream of being a zookeeper come true thanks to Make-A-Wish Ireland.
Sydney Mulhall has an STX BP1 gene mutation that's led to her living with complications such as epilepsy, scoliosis, and an intellectual disability.
“Sydney loves going to the zoo but because of her chair we would generally stand at the back and we wouldn’t see much - but she was out of her chair most of the day this time and just full of joy.”Sydney’s big day out was preceded by a night stay at the Castleknock Hotel with her three sisters; Summer, Saylor and Sloane.“When we got there all the kids had little hampers on their beds with their names on them, they had toys and sweets inside and made them all feel so special.
“They had a tarp over the tiger waiting for us; when we got there, we pushed Sydney up in her chair, pulled the tarp down and the tiger was standing there looking at her,” she said.“She also got to feed the penguins, the sea lions, and got to feed an elephant some apples.
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