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Ten-year-old gets prosthetic 'blade runner' legs
A ten-year-old girl who lost both legs to meningitis is one of the first children in the UK to get "blade runner" artificial legs. Olivia Story from Carlisle is now able to keep up with her school friends thanks to the specially made prosthetic limbs.
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Carlisle's 10-year-old 'blade runner'
A 10-year-old girl who lost both legs to meningitis is one of the first children in Cumbria to get "blade runner" artificial limbs.
Olivia Story, who's from Carlisle, is now able to keep up with her school friends in the playground and has her sights set on going faster still, as Matthew Taylor found out.
Blades give Olivia 'an advantage' over other children
A ten-year-old girl from Carlisle has become one of the first children in the UK to get "blade runner" artificial legs.
Olivia Story's dad says she's really looking forward to testing them out with her friends:
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Ten-year-old gets prosthetic 'blade runner' legs
A ten-year-old girl who lost both legs to meningitis is one of the first children in the UK to get "blade runner" artificial legs.
Olivia Story from Carlisle is now able to keep up with her school friends thanks to the specially made prosthetic limbs. They are made of titanium and have been made by a company that normally only makes blades for adults.