THE family of a seven-year-old girl who has terminal cancer are to open a shop in her name.

Safa Mehrban had an operation to remove an aggressive tumour on her brain after she was diagnosed in 2015, but her parents have been told it is stage four and will come back.

The St Silas CE Primary School pupil, who has to have a scan every three months, has just returned from a dream trip to Disneyland in Florida which was organised by the Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity.

Her mum Sobia, 30, said she had started to suffer from anxiety after her daughter’s diagnosis and hopes the shop in Granville Street, Blackburn down the road from their home, will help occupy her mind.

Jannat, which is Safa’s middle name, will sell Asian clothing and open next week.

Sobia said: “Safa really likes dressing up and she is so excited about it.

“Because it is coming up to Eid we thought it would be a good idea to open a clothes shop.

“We have told her it is her shop so she is going to cut the ribbon.

“It is something that will carry on. It will be her legacy.”

The family, including Safa’s dad Faisal, 33, and siblings Subhaan, six, and Anum, four, all went to Disneyland.

Sobia said: “It was more like an adventure than a holiday.

“It was absolutely amazing. They do whatever they can to make the best memories.

“We stayed at the Give Kids the World village which is especially for people in our situation. They really made it special.

“When we told her she was going she was so excited. It was like she was going to where the princesses live.

“It felt like she was in her own movie. She wanted to stay there forever.

“We spent some quality family time together and had a break from operations. We were all together with no appointments or anything like that.

“The purpose of Rays of Sunshine is being fulfilled. They really do make dreams come true for kids.”

Safa was also taken on a pilgrimage to Mecca earlier this year.

The youngster has finished chemotherapy and radiotherapy and her scans have been clear, but her mum says it is a matter of when.

“You just have to have your fingers crossed when you have a scan and hope it is not there,” she added.