FOR brave Hannah Welch, every breath is a struggle.

The 10-year-old suffers from Idiopathic Arterial Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) - a rare condition with no cure and her future is uncertain.

It causes a build-up of blood pressure between the heart and the lungs and little Hannah says it is like breathing through a straw with a peg on her nose, meaning she barely has any energy to do the things most children her age do.

Now her parents have launched a £35,000 fundraising campaign to make her dreams come true of creating her own personal space in the house.

Mum Donna, who works as a lunchtime supervisor at Hannah’s school, said: “We are all so extremely proud of Hannah and how she will give things in life a go despite her condition.

"Having her own space to escape, would mean the world to Hannah.

“Just small everyday tasks we all take for granted can zap the energy right out of Hannah. This leads to an angry, scared and anxious girl who desperately needs her own room to escape to and deal with all life has to throws at her in her own way.”

Hannah was diagnosed in March 2011 and medics gave the schoolgirl a life expectancy of three to five years.

Normally affecting older people, the condition leads to fatigue, joint pain, shortness of breath and becoming faint.

Donna said her daughter takes a “cocktail of experimental medication” up to four times a day and has to travel to London’s Great Ormond Street hospital every three months for treatment.

However, if the medicines stop working, the next step is direct IV medications straight into her heart, leaving a full lung and heart transplant as a last resort.

Donna, 43, said: “We have been really lucky the medication has worked well for Hannah, as it can be aggressive and unpredictable, but it may only be a matter of time before it stops working.”

The strain on her heart and lungs means performing everyday tasks cans be exhausting and Hannah often finds it hard to run around and keep up with her friends.

Donna said: “She can't go to the park or play out on her own with her friends like other children her own age because she is prone to fainting without warning, and if this does happen it’s an emergency 999 call."

Hannah, who currently shares a room with her little sister Amy, lives in Sandford, Wareham in a two bedroom house with Donna and dad Colin.

The money raised will help Donna and Colin, an information analyst for the NHS, build a loft conversation and provide enough room for Hannah to live comfortably.

“If the worst comes to the worst, we will have to remortgage, but we hope it doesn’t come to that.

"Any spare money we have we spend creating happy memories for the family."

To donate to Hannah’s cause go to justgiving.com/crowdfunding/HelpforHannah