TV CHARACTERS brightened up a family's day when they went to visit a sick baby yesterday.

Newport's Characters N Co went to the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff yesterday as Teletubbies to see Chelsea Donachiee and her five-month-old son Zanye who has been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition.

Owner David Clayden said: "The ethos at Characters N Co that it's always about the children so for us to give up some time to visit a family and to see them smile for the time we are there where they are going through so much it is priceless.

"I hope we were able to make them feel like a normal family for the short time we were there although I know we couldn't take away the pain and sadness that they are facing."

Mother-of-two Miss Donachiee from Maesglas in Newport, says her hopes are pinned on a revolutionary treatment which costs in the region of £4,000.

This week we shared the story of how friend Alanah Davies, who is also from Newport, set up a fundraising page to help Miss Donachiee with the potential costs of future treatment and to help the family enjoy life together.

Anyone who wants to donate to the fund for Miss Donachiee should visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/alana-davies-2