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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Charlotte Hadfield & Alahna Kindred

Schoolgirl's devastating diagnosis which saw her lose a leg after playground accident

A schoolgirl found out she had a rare bone cancer after breaking her leg in the playground.

Ava Davidson, eight, was playing on a balance board with her friend at Barlows Primary School in Fazakerley, Merseyside when she fell off and broke her thigh bone.

Mum Catherine Ainsworth first thought the injury was from the accident, but doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital referred Ava for further tests after raising concerns.

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