Baking brings me joy and happiness

As Habibah Bibi judged a competition with Great British Bake Off finalist Josh Smalley, no one would have guessed that just a week earlier she was facing end of life care.

- BY AMANDA STOCKS

With her smile and humour, she charmed bakers as she took on the role of Prue Leith, judging gingerbread houses at the CIBC Miracle Day.

A keen baker, she uses tech from Lifelites to power her whisk. The Eyegaze enables children to control software, generate speech, and take part in activities using their eyes.

The brave teenager, who has Merosin Deficient Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive muscle-wasting disease, has defied the odds. She was not expected to live past 15 - but this October celebrated her 18th birthday.

Her mum Salma, 40, says: “She is just a miracle, I’m so proud of everything she has achieved, she never gives up, she just keeps on fighting.”