“after all the fundraising that has gone on why is there and endleess amount of fundraising events being arranged, has there not been enough to achieve the 3000 already. Has ALL the money been accounted for. I collected for the blind and every penny i collected had to be accounted for in the presence of the police to make sure i was genuine and nothing underhande had taken place. Seems not to be the situation here. Are you a registered charity and do you have a legal right to collect money off people, where exactly is all the money going.... It seems somebody should look into this fundraising with great scrutiny and im sure things wont be as good as they seem, more and more collecting and where is it going to end with an everlasting amount of money being given and spent on what, If the disability is so, then why has the benifits been stopped, why are you not working, i do. Wake up and smell the roses people and take a good look at the situation, where is your money going, if i am wrong i apologise but if i am not, well mmmmm”

“I am confused to why the equipment was not bought previously with the vast amount of money she was getting if it was needed? If the little girl has been reassessed, her needs have obviously been reassessed and she obviously doesn't need the equipment (or the government would provide it surely??) all seems a bit odd. the quote above says... if untreated COULD cause back problems. Maybe if she does get problems in future she would be entitled to it! I have two children, one pf whom suffers from reflux and is waiting an operation and I often have sleepless nights, but I work, that is not an excuse,”

“It shows that some people are so narrow minded! Claire is a wonderful person and only ever wants the best for her children, Harmony-Mae is a fantastic little and should be an inspiration to other people who are disabled, she needs this equipment to improve the quality of her life, which will get harder as she gets older. Please if you have comments or opinions by all means voice them but dont make Claire out as the bad person that she isnt, as for people that know her go and speak to Claire regarding Harmony-Mae instead of hiding behind computer screen, you may understand alot more...”

“what i don't understand is why you have decided that you need the equipment now your disability money as stopped,isn't that sort of stuff what you should of been getting with the disability money you were paid from the government and tax-payer...so now people have to dig in their pockets and pay again.....”

“yes my daughter can walk......but it causes her discomfort.
yes i let her play because thats what children do.
yes she attends school as she loves school and education is important
the amount i wanted 2 raise was originally less than printed but this is due to salesmen telling me she needs a certain type for her condition
if u see me at school each day then u would see that i have more than likely not slept, and as 4 me gettin a job i would love to, if you knew me you will know my dreams of becoming a midwife ended due to harmon-mae being so unwell
i am the sort of parent though that puts my children first!
yes i meet with friends try 2 have a social life but surely i am entitled to that???????
i dont do anything at the expense of my childrens wellbeing they are my world and always will be.
so keep your opinions to yourself or if your that interested approach me rather than venting your uneducated opinions of my family and me on the internet, and if your that interested in my life you can attend one of harmony-maes many hospital appointments and realise what a brave little girl i have.”

“I gave up work to care for my father who passed away from his cancer recently, he applied for attendance allowance to enable me to claim for a carers allowance and after a 6 month wait he was awarded the higher rate, this was in July 2010 and in March 2011 he was told that his attendance allowance would be stopped without any further notice because he was apparently not sick enough, he died 7 weeks later.... i'm not sure how sick the goverment think people have to be before they allow them to make a claim.”

“As a parent of Waterside Primary, I see Harmony Mae on a regular basis running, jumping and acting as any other little girl, so I was quite surprised to hear of this fundraising event. At first the amount that her mum was looking for was said to be £700 and within a few days I believe it jumped to £2000 and then reading the article in the sentinel it was £3000.
Harmony Mae has not used a buggy before and is regularly seen walking to and from school and to the shops with her mum.
It is a shame that the disability allowance has stopped, but if those who provide the allowance have seen Harmony Mae as she is seen at school, I can fully understand why the allowance has stopped.
I agree with A Reader's comment, in that now Harmony Mae is at school, it gives her mum chance to look for some employment, if only part time to help with the costs of the equipment that her mum BELIEVES that Harmony Mae needs.”

“I see Harmony Mae running around and jumping all the time, friends have also seen her riding a bike???? I wish my Son could do that :(”

“How have I made judgements? All I said was that you should now be able to go to work and that should help raise money. How is that nasty? It comes to something when a comment about being able to work is taken to mean something cruel.”

“All the best Harmony mae and mum. Don't take on board any nasty comments. You know how hard it is without the rubbish some people talk.
Take care of yourself.”