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This means she can have a normal childhood, and enjoy all of the Christmas magic!</h2><p><strong>Kirsty, Keira's mum</strong></p><p class="button" style=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210102072150/https://youtu.be/ytZFvqZJUxw">Watch Keira and Kirsty's Christmas film</a></p></blockquote></div><div class="col-6"><p></p><div class="media media-element-container media-default"><img alt="Keira smiles whilst filming for the Christmas Appeal 2020" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="19" typeof="foaf:Image" src="/web/20210102072150im_/https://www.rnib.org.uk/sites/default/files/Donation%20page%20-%20In%20Page.png" width="702" height="400"/></div></div></div><p>聽</p></section> <section class="multi-promo promo-wrapper contextual-links-region two-tiles white landscape"> <div class="no-container"> <section class="promo--blocks tiles two landscape descriptions-yes"> <div class="promo--block tile with-hover-effect req-6-icon-tile contextual-links-region large-icon pink col-6"> 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