This INCREDIBLE baby born with no eyes tells her brothers apart just by touching their face
Little Daisy Smith was born with no eyes.
It's the result of a condition called anophthalmia, which affects just one in every 10,000 babies.
The 13-month-old tot from England lives in a world of darkness, relying on touch and sound to make sense of the world around her.
Making things that bit harder again is the fact that Daisy also suffers from glue ear. This affects her hearing, so her sense of touch is the main way she experiences the world.
"Daisy used her little hands to recognise people," mum Danielle told The Mirror.
And incredibly, she can tell her family members apart just by touching their facial features.
"If anyone comes close she will touch their features and instantly know who they are," said Danielle. "That's how she tells her brothers apart."
Danielle and her partner knew that there was something wrong with Daisy when she was still in the womb.
They were told she had a cyst on her brain, and were offered a termination. But they decided to have their baby, and let her enjoy as normal a childhood as she could.
And she's loving life so far, especially when she's in water.
"It's her favourite thing, and it really makes her laugh," Danielle said. "I can't wait to see her face every week when we go to the pool. It just laughs up in a big smile."
Daisy was brought swimming at just six weeks old because Danielle wanted her girl to be a swimming fan just like her mum.
"But she loved it right from the start," she said. "She started smiling and her legs were going like mad."
"She puts her head under water for a few seconds and comes back up smiling. It's like a therapy for her – it's not proper swimming lessons but more about giving her the feeling of joy at being in the water."
Despite the challenges of having a child with a rare condition, Danielle has no regrets about bringing little Daisy into the world.
In fact, she said that their daughter has made their life so much better.
"She brings us a lot of joy every day and we will make sure she grows up to be a happy little girl with the same opportunities as any other child," Danielle said.
Although she can't see, Daisy has a great relationship with her two big brothers, Logan (6) and Tyler (4).
"They are brilliant with her – her face lights up when they come home from school," Danielle said.
"When Daisy was born we had to tell them she was blind but they just treat her like a normal little sister."
"We do all the things with Daisy that we did the boys – we want her to have a normal childhood."
And while they can't fix her sight problem, they're doing what they can to improve her life.
Daisy has regular visits to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital to have small glass balls fitted ready for when she can have painted eyes which will look more natural. They act to keep her eye sockets open.
"As she grows, they will fit slightly larger ones until she can have glass eyes," she said.
"But she's a bit of a monkey and she's found a way of popping them out. It means we are back and forth to Great Ormond Street having to get them refitted."