A dying 8-year-old boy who has a rare brain disorder has inspired his parents to set up a new charity to help terminal children.

Tyler Glover, of Sydney Road, Sidcup, was diagnosed in 2015 with the same deadly genetic disease that killed his uncle.

He is now blind and has been left in a vegetative state.

Known as ALD it affects one in 18,000 people, mainly men and boys.

The disease takes over the brain and can lead to blindness, deafness, seizures, loss of muscle control, and progressive dementia.

Katie, Tyler's mum, said: “It is like a tornado ripped through my family. He was told he had four years to live in 2015, it could happen any day because it is that extreme.

“We are trying to open a charity for Tyler, and for all complex needs children.

“There just aren’t enough charities out there for these types of children.

“There is no cure for it. His extent of damage to the brain is too far gone. It could be two years.

“We want to have Tyler’s name out there all the time."

Nearly 1,000 people follow Tyler on Facebook for updates.

His parents are trying to raise £5,000 and have had help from Tyler’s old football coach, Alex Warner.

Alex, 31, is running the London Marathon to raise funds for the charity.

He said: “This is all for Tyler. There is not much research into ALD in the UK and it is important to set this kind of thing up for other terminally ill children.

“I loved working with Tyler.”

Katie said her heart sunk when Alex said he wanted to help out with the charity.

“It’s just such a heart-warming thing to do, it will mean a lot to Tyler.

To view Alex’s crowdfunding page for Tyler click here.