MENINGITIS TOT TAKES FIRST STEPS ON NEW LEGS

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs'. When Vicky Travers' two-year-old daughter Amber was struck down with the deadly brain bug last year, she could only watch helplessly as doctors took the tot's legs and arms in a series of traumatic surgeries. Now, just over seven months later, the plucky youngster has bounced back and is getting used to her new prosthetic limbs. Vicky, 24, feared her daughter might never walk again But when Amber stood up on her new legs at their home in Liverpool earlier this month, she was able to wear her favourite pink boots for the first time since her horrific ordeal

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