A teenager is celebrating ten years free of a cancer only spotted when she broke her leg on a  trampoline as a toddler. 

17-year-old Barton Peveril College student Felicity Curtis, from Blackfield, is looking to the future a decade after being declared officially free from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, learning to drive and is now looking to study law. 

Felicity, who was three when she broke her leg while playing, said: "I’d had my cast on for six weeks to allow my leg to heal and when the hospital took it off, it broke again.

"I was in plaster for another six weeks and when that cast was removed, my leg broke for a third time. I’d also been extremely tired and lethargic."

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She continued: "My family knew something wasn’t right so they pushed for the doctors to carry out some blood tests and one night at 2 o’ clock in the morning, my parents were told I had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

“I’m lucky that I don’t have too many memories of it all as I was so young, but I know that it was a really tough time for the people around me.

“I needed chemotherapy for two years and I remember starting school and being treated slightly differently as I had extra needs.

“I do have some good memories too of fun times around the hospital and once my treatment had finished, I was lucky that I was able to do the things I loved like aerobic gymnastics and dance.

“You always have the thought, ‘will I get cancer again?’ but I’ve now been discharged and am as likely to get cancer as anyone else. It was a relief to reach that point, so we had a special meal to celebrate.

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"I feel really lucky that I’ve been able to pretty much live a normal life after treatment. None of that would be possible without the research that saved my life."

During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Felicity is backing TK Maxx’s Give Up Clothes for Good campaign, in support of Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People, which helped her through two years of lifesaving treatment. 

You can help raise vital funds for life-saving research by clearing out your wardrobe and donating any pre-loved fashion and homeware items to TK Maxx stores in Southampton, Eastleigh and Hedge End.