A FRIEND of her child at school; one of the teachers at her school and the lady who makes cakes for the family – just people on the edge of Carina Wyatt’s everyday life.

So the mum of four was touched when those people said they would take on a daredevil sky dive for her daughter Enya.

The six-year-old has a form of blood disorder histiocytosis, a condition which has left her weak and in need of chemotherapy. In a bid to help others, the King’s Sutton family has begun a fundraising crusade for research into the rare condition.

And earlier this month it was given an expected £1,000 boost with the three-person sky dive from Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Bracknell.

Among them was Kimberley Tombs, who got to know the family of four children through her cake-making business.

The 28-year-old Steeple Aston resident said: “Enya is lovely, she is quite shy but I think she is proud of what her family have done.

“The sky dive was brilliant. I will give anything daredevil a go.”

She was joined by Liz Barford, a teaching assistant at King's Sutton Primary School, which the youngster attends.

Also taking the plunge was Andrew Dibb, 36, whose daughters Rebecca, seven and Naomi, nine, attend the school with Enya.

He said: “It has been a lifetime ambition of mine to do a sky dive and this came up and I thought ‘this is fantastic’.

“She is a lovely little girl, she is full of life, she gets along with every child.”

Mr Dibb, manager at The Cornish Pasty & Tea Shop in Market Place, Banbury said: “It went really well, I really enjoyed it.”

Enya’s mum Carina, 32, said: “It was quite emotional to see they were doing it for our cause. It is wonderful they have the courage to do it.”

The jump was for The Histiocytosis Research Trust, which conducts research into the disease.

Enya has Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis, a rare condition where histiocyte cells that protect the skin attack bones and organs.

In Enya’s case, the disease weakened her skull, spine and sternum, causing her mobility problems, though it is now in remission.

Mrs Wyatt said: “She is doing very well. She is a little bit behind the others.”

She added that she hoped research would help doctors identify the disease more quickly as she had struggled to get Enya diagnosed.

The Newlands resident said: “It wasn’t obvious something wasn’t right, she had a few little health problems but we didn’t know why.”

Mrs Wyatt, married to David, 33, said: “It could have gone on and on and she might not be with us now.”

Trust spokesman Shelley Ross said: “It is fantastic that Enya’s family and friends are dedicating their time to fundraising for The HR Trust. We are truly grateful.”