Proudly posing in a classy purple prom dress before her end-of-year sixth form ball, Lizzy Bull felt “beautiful and confident”. She spent the night sharing her hopes and dreams with her friends like any other 18-year-old girl.
But, unlike her classmates, she is blind and has endured more than 100 operations as a result of a rare and incurable genetic condition causing “droopy” tumours to grow around her body and disfigure her face. One of the tumours has recently turned cancerous.
Yet, there is no holding this remarkable young woman back. Faced with losing her long, glossy hair because of chemotherapy, she is simply excited about the “bright pink wig” she hopes to have.
