ellie , 10 , and taylor , lost their eight-year-old brother harvey last year to a mystery illness , and when easter approached they decided to donate all their eggs to the patients at sheffield children 's hospital .
once the family , from furness vale , posted on facebook , kind strangers began to send eggs - and now there are more than 1,000 .
the girls came up with the inspirational idea after spending three easters in a row by harvey 's side at the hospital where they were all lucky enough to receive easter eggs .