Anu, 7, from Birmingham, had her right leg amputated shortly after she was born. PHOTO: Screengrab
In a heartwarming video, a seven-year-old British girl is seen proudly showing off her new pink prosthetic leg to her schoolmates, followed by a priceless reaction from her friends.
The video posted by BBC Midlands Today shows Anu from Birmingham entering her school where she shows off her prosthetic leg to her friends who give her hugs and show amazement as she runs around with them in the school’s playground.
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Anu is seven and goes to school in Birmingham. Look what happened when she showed her friends her new sports blade. It's just gorgeous!🏃♀️ pic.twitter.com/Aa1UlnhlQy
— BBC News Midlands (@bbcmtd) May 3, 2017
“Is that your new pink leg?” one of Anu’s female friends can be heard in the video. “Wow!” another child says to her as two little girls hug the seven-year-old in excitement.
Little Anu, from Shirley, had to have her right leg amputated shortly after she was born and has worn a prosthetic leg every day since which allows her to run, jump and dance with her friends, according to the Birmingham Mail.
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“My favourite colour is pink... but violet is my favourite colour too,” Anu told BBC Midlands Today. She added that she loved her new leg because “it makes me run faster and do my street dancing faster".
The new blade, which allows Anu to run and dance, has been custom made for her thanks to a £1.5m funding injection given to the British National Health Service last year. The money was allocated for new research and to ensure that children have access to activity prosthetics that allow them to run and swim.
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