British Teenager Wants Her Leg Cut To be Able To Compete At Paralympics – Watch Video

Danielle Bradshaw, a teenager who chose to have her right leg amputated after a rare congenital disorder left her confined in a wheelchair, has requested her surgeons to cut off her left leg as well, so that she can compete in top-level Paralympic events.

Danielle Bradshaw, a schoolgirl from Tameside, Greater Manchester, U.K., was born with developmental dysplasia of both hips and a dislocated right knee. The 15-year-old youngster faced great difficulty since her hips would keep dislocating and her right leg was unstable. When Bradshaw was barely two months old, doctors cut tendons in her leg and conducted more than 12 surgeries on her, according to Express UK.

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In spite of best effort by the doctors, the young girl was confined to the wheelchair and had to rely on crutches when she ventured out. At the age of 11, Bradshaw took her parents by shock when she expressed her desire to have her right leg removed so that she could pursue her dream of becoming an athlete, with the help of prosthetic legs.

After the amputation of her right leg, Bradshaw began sprinting on an Oscar Pistorius-style running blade, and started running 100m sprints. Soon, she was competing as a disabled athlete. The girl, who bagged many gold and silver medals at the England Athletic Championships, is now working towards participating in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016.

The constant training, medication and other factors is taking its toll on her "healthy" left leg, which has deformed toes and extreme tendon damage. This has in turn slowed her down and her race times have also suffered greatly. "We always thought the good leg was good and that was it, but in the last two years it's taken a lot of strain," Daily Mail quoted her stepfather, Darren Quigley as saying.

"She will be a paralympian one day, but she needs this procedure to improve her times," added Quigley who is a full time care taker of her and her mother and his wife, Debbie Quigley, aged 40.

According to 53-year-old Quigley, the daily taking daily medication, the ankle and knee braces that she wears has begun to slow her down. She also has a plate under her knee to support her, added Quigley. He further said that Bradshaw is very determined and made it clear to the surgeons that if they don't amputate her leg, she will seek help from elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Bradshaw, who also does discus and shot, said that the running blade has helped her to focus on other sports as well. "I want to become really good at what I do - the discus, shot and running. I also want to encourage more disabled people to get into sport," concluded Bradshaw.

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