After testing positive for Covid-19, a 10-year-old girl "lost the use of her leg”. Upon contracting the virus last year, Emily Saville was left in "excruciating pain" and even had to learn how to walk again, as Somerset Live reports.
Emily was one of 21 youngsters from around the country to be recognised at the Chief Scout’s Unsung Heroes Awards at the NEC in Birmingham. There, chief scout Bear Grylls praised the award winners for helping others and demonstrating "never-give-up" spirit.
An Unsung Heroes statement revealed Emily, from Somerset, contracted the virus in September 2021. Her condition “escalated to excruciating pain in various areas of her body and led to her losing the use of one leg".
