Coleen Rooney pays heartfelt tribute to late sister Rosie on the 10th anniversary of her death after battling Rett Syndrome

Coleen Rooney has paid heartfelt tribute to her late sister Rosie on the tenth anniversary of her death.

Rosie died in 2013 after a lifelong battle with Rett syndrome, a rare brain disorder that causes severe disability.

WAG, 36, who is married to Wayne Rooney, shared a sweet family photo with Rosie in her mother’s arms on Instagram on Thursday.

Coleen captioned the post, “10 years today… We all love and miss you Rosie Mc,” and her followers shared their condolences in the comments section.

Rosie bravely fought a lifelong battle with Rett Syndrome – a rare brain disorder that affects physical movement and can cause very different symptoms in each individual.

Rosie was originally taken in as a foster child by Coleen’s parents, Masons Tony, and Colette, a former childminder, when she was two years old.

Although they knew she was disabled, they did not know the full extent of her condition, which is incurable.

Coleen captioned the post, “10 years today… We all love and miss you Rosie Mc,” and her followers shared their condolences in the comments section

Sweet: Rosie was originally taken in as a foster child by Coleen’s parents, Masons Tony and Colette (pictured), a former childminder, when she was two years old

In an exclusive for The Mail on Sunday in 2006, Coleen wrote: “When Rosie first arrived she could crawl and although she couldn’t use her hands as much, she could handle toys on her playmat and eat.

“But over time she stopped crawling and lost her hands. Then she started having trouble swallowing her food.

“It took Rosie about a year to be diagnosed and looking back I can see how much mum pushed to find out what was wrong with her and try to do what was best for her.”

Coleen idolized her adoptive sister and chose Rosie as her bridesmaid when she married Wayne in 2008.

An honour: Coleen idolized her adoptive sister and chose Rosie as her bridesmaid when she married Wayne in 2008

In a statement released shortly after their deaths, Tony and Colette wrote: “Sadly our special angel Rosie, our beloved daughter and sister, returned to Heaven at 2.50am this morning to be surrounded by her loving family.

Rosie was only 14 years old and she fought a lifelong battle with Rett Syndrome. Throughout her life, she brought so much love and happiness to our entire family and everyone who knew and met her.

“She was such a strong little girl and an inspiration to us all. We will forever cherish the memories we shared and the love she showed us every day of her life. As a family we are sad but blessed to have her in our lives.”

Coleen was holidaying in Barbados with her younger brothers, Joe and Anthony, but cut the trip short when she learned that Rosie’s condition had worsened.