Hundreds gathered in Bridgend as an inspirational girl undergoing chemotherapy took part in a 2km run on her sixth birthday. Betsy Williams, who is fighting leukaemia, had a huge smile on her face on Sunday morning as her friends sang Happy Birthday before they set off on the Junior Parkrun at Newbridge Fields.
Betsy arrived at the event — which this week was dedicated to her family and friends' fundraising for Latch Welsh Children's Cancer Charity — with a pink scooter she got for her birthday and a basket holding her Elsa and Snow White dolls. Her mum Charlotte said: "Since the diagnosis things have been emotional and quite difficult for her. This has really raised her spirits. She is so excited."
Family friend Leah Hughes, who helped organise the event alongside a group of friends, said Betsy's illness has affected the mobility of her legs but she was determined to take part, even if just walking. Flanked by her mum, Betsy burst from the start line at an impressive pace. "She ran the whole way," said Leah. "She is incredibly brave, as we knew she would be, and we’re so proud of her."
