text: It's every chocoholic's dream come true - a mountain of Easter eggs covering the entire house. But while Lian Marshall - pictured among the treats - does have two chocolate-loving daughters, this incredible bounty is not for them. Ellie, 10, and Taylor, five, 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 where he was cared for. Lian Marshall - pictured among the treats - has two chocolate-loving daughters but this incredible bounty is not for them. Instead the eggs will be donated to Sheffield Children's Hospital . Once the family, from Furness Vale, Derbyshire, posted on Facebook, kind strangers began to send eggs - and now there are more than 1,000. Some donations have come from as far afield as the US, with many from Ireland and Scotland and the length and breadth of England. 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. Ellie said: 'I thought it was going to be never-ending! It feels really nice to remember him and I don't think the hospital were expecting as many. Ellie Marshall, 10, and Taylor Biggin (both above with mother Lian), five, came up with the idea in memory of their brother Harvey . 'It feels a bit strange at the moment. I've never had this much chocolate in my house before.' Their 29-year-old mother, who was a full-time carer for Harvey and now works as a support worker for disabled children, said: 'I was taken aback by it all. We didn't expect to get the response that we did. It's really touching what the girls are doing. 'They were really close to Harvey, they had a really tight bond. Especially Ellie. The hospital think it's amazing and a really nice thing to do. 'On the second day I thought 72 eggs was an amazing response but when it continued the girls were a bit overwhelmed by it all and a bit speechless. The eggs are still arriving. It feels really good to be able to give something back.'
target: Ellie, ten, and Taylor, five, advertised about collecting eggs on Facebook .
  Wanted treats to give to hospital in Sheffield in memory of their brother .