A BOY with a rare bowel disorder enjoyed breakfast with his hero Mickey Mouse during a dream trip to Disneyland Paris.

Six-year-old Jamie Stones, who suffers from Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), realised his Disney dream with a four-day visit to the French capital.

He has had 22 operations so far and faces a future of further surgeries.

But Jamie, a pupil of Parklands Primary School, Thorpe Edge, and his family were given a break from their daily routine enjoyed a fun-filled visit including an indoor Buzz Lightyear ride at the site's Discoveryland.

He travelled to Paris with his parents Adam and Michelle, his brother Lewis, 14, and sister Codie, eight.

Jamie was born at 27 weeks and was initially diagnosed with Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC), an inflammation of the bowel that damages the bowel. This effects about three in 10,000 babies.

This led to him suffering from SBS and he underwent his first surgery at the age of three weeks when he weighed 2lbs at which point he was given only a ten per cent chance of survival.

Friends, family and an online donation page rallied round and raised £1,420 which the family used for spending money.

His Disney trip was organised by Starlight, an organisation which grants wishes for seriously and terminally ill children. He was nominated for this trip by Mrs Stones' friend Catherine McGinty.

Mrs Stones, 33, said the trip was a thank you to his family and would give a boost for Jamie ahead of his 23rd operation in the summer.

This operation, called a serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP), will see his bowel cut and stapled in a zig-zag pattern to narrow and lengthen it. Jamie will then face a three-month recovery period.

Jamie, who only has 20cm of his bowel remaining, is drip-fed for 12 hours at home each day between 7.30pm and 7.30am.

Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) drips through a needle or catheter placed in his vein for ten to 12 hours.

Mrs Stones, of Greengates, said: "He had his dream time and more.

"He absolutely loved every minute of it. He is buzzing after it. He has not stopped talking about it.

"He couldn't wait to get back to school and tell all of his teachers and friends about it.

"It was absolutely magical. He went on every ride.

"He went swimming for the first time ever too. Before he was too scared of getting his line wet.

"Jamie even got to have breakfast with Mickey Mouse and went on the Buzz Lightyear indoor ride.

"He had a ticket which meant he didn't have to queue for any of the rides. He had a great time."