A WOMAN has launched a crowdfunding page to raise money to build her severely disabled neighbour a new sensory room.

Danielle Light, 27, from Bicester, wants to help 27-year-old Dexter Asiedu have a better quality of life by renovating his specially adapted room which has fallen into disrepair.

Mr Asiedu was born three months premature and developed medical issues and disabilities, making him wheelchair bound for the rest of his life.

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Despite his family being told he had a life expectancy of seven years, he has proven all medical professionals wrong.

After the family struggled to get authorities to help build him a sensory room 12 years ago, they managed to raise enough money to build it themselves in their back garden at their home in Purslane Drive.

However, it is now outdated and not appropriate for him anymore after being left down to his family to maintain.

With his 57-year-old mother, Janice Edmunds, being his full-time carer, she cannot afford to get it fixed or buy new equipment to suit her son's needs, meaning he is unable to use it.

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But neighbour Ms Light has stepped in and launched an appeal hoping to raise £3,000 with the public's help.

She said: “Dexter loves being in his sensory room and it's a shame for him not to have this facility to use. I would like to try and help get it fixed for him as soon as possible.

"His current sensory room is more of a shed than anything. The wood is rotten, and the flooring has gone all horrible.

"I want to raise enough money to knock the whole shed down and build it up with a concrete floor and bricks and get up-to-date equipment for him.

"I would be very grateful for any bit of help towards getting this back up and running for him. It would mean the world to Dexter and his family.”

Ms Light, who is a receptionist at her local sports centre, grew up on the same street as the family.

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She added: "I’ve known the whole family for quite a long time. I've seen them grow up and seen Dexter deteriorate over the years.

"He’s not got much to do at the moment so I feel that we could get the room back up and running, but it’s been left down to the family to keep on top of it. So I've set up the page to just try and help out."

Mr Asiedu has been in and out of hospital for most of his life.

Around 20 years ago he developed autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, a condition where he produces antibodies which destroy his own red blood cells.

The past three years have been difficult for Ms Edmunds and her three other children as her son lost the ability to eat and now has a tube fitted into his stomach for medication and food.

Since this has happened Mr Asiedu has become less mobile and requires more care.

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Ms Edmunds is grateful for Ms Light's appeal.

She said: "I think it’s a great idea. The room is over 12 years old. He’ll love a new one because he’s got very little quality of life at the moment."

If you would like to donate, go to www.gofundme.com.