A “RESILIENT” Kilbowie schoolgirl who has a liver condition has been surprised with a dream trip to Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida.

Kayla McCulloch is living with Autoimmune Hepatitis – a condition where the body’s immune system attacks the liver cells.

The Kilbowie Primary School pupil was named youth champion ahead of the 2017 Provost’s Civic Awards after raising thousands for other children with liver disease.

And now after putting other people first for so long, Kayla will have the opportunity to tick off one or two things from her bucket list.

The ten-year-old had been nominated for a Dreamflight holiday of a lifetime by the liver team at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

The family found out she had been accepted for the October trip last week and although they tried to keep the surprise until her birthday yesterday, they just couldn’t wait any longer.

Mum Elaine told the Post: “It was very hard to keep it quiet because we were all just excited and happy for her.

“She is deserving of it. People don’t see how deserving she is because they don’t see her when she has her struggles and when she is in a lot of pain.

“They don’t see her in hospital or when she’s in an ambulance. I try to keep it positive because that’s Kayla’s personality.”

Kayla will start her journey on October 13 and will return on October 23. she will visit Disney’s Magic Kingdom and the Universal Studios and will take part in activities such as swimming with dolphins.

Elaine said Kayla’s reaction when she found out was overwhelming for the whole family.

She said: “We were basically all crying. The only person that held themselves together was my husband.“A lot of my extended family; grans, grandads and aunties were all emotional because we know how important this is for her.

“Ticking things off her bucket list is important because life can’t be taken for granted for her.”

Kayla faces the prospect of a liver transplant at any moment but that doesn’t phase the brave girl, who tries her best to lead a normal life by attending school and taking part in extra-curricular activities such as sports days.

“You can’t give up,” Elaine said. “She’s a very resilient little girl.”