'We are going to have a wonderful Christmas,' she said. Mrs Daniels, an administrator for a book publisher, said watching her brave daughter decorating the Christmas tree this year had brought tears to her eyes. The new legs are top of the range and were created by Dorset Orhopaedic, who have also made limbs for campaigner Heather Mills. Ellie, from Little Clacton, Essex, showed Charlotte her prosthetic limbs and modified wheelchair.Ĭharlotte was fitted with her own NHS prosthetics in June last year, but had struggled to walk in them. The girls met last year and spent a day out at Mead Open Farm, in Bedfordshire. Ever the determined young lady, she learnt to draw with her mouth and crawl to get around the house.Ĭharlotte learnt how to cope after meeting Ellie Challis, another little girl who had lost all four of her limbs to meningitis when she was only a toddler. Thankfully Charlotte pulled through and doctors managed to save her elbow and knee joints. Adapting: Charlotte, pictured aged 3 in February 2011, was soon learning new ways of doing things
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