A three-year-old girl who was told she wouldn’t be able to walk has taken her first steps in lockdown.
Felicity Edgar was starved of oxygen at birth and had to be resuscitated, which left her with cerebral palsy – a condition which affects movement and coordination.
Her parents Amber and Adam were told that baby Felicity may not survive and, if she did, it was highly unlikely she would ever be able to walk.
Amber, a trainee chef from Crayford, said: ‘The doctors said she probably wouldn’t make it through the night, so we had her christened that day.
‘But she’s a fighter and she survived.’
Three years on and Felicity defied the odds again by taking her first ever steps in lockdown – with the help of a walker.
The triumphant event took place before a trip to the sweet shop, where Felicity astonished her mum by walking on her own.
Amber said: ‘It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen and one of the best moments for me ever.
‘She has done this against the odds and it makes me so proud.
‘Now we can’t stop her and she is always getting her shoes to tell us she wants to go for a walk – it has cost us a lot in sweets.
‘When Felicity was born we so nearly lost her and after that the doctors said she would never walk or talk.
‘But she has proved everybody wrong and she is our own lockdown miracle.’
London firm Osbornes Law – which represents the Edgar family – said Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust admitted that care provided for Felicity ‘fell below the appropriate standard during her mother’s labour.’
Birth complications occurred after delays in giving Amber a caesarean section.
Jodi Newton, a solicitor at Osbornes, commented: ‘Felicity’s determination against all the odds is a truly incredible and inspirational story.
‘We had real concerns about Felicity’s future, but she managed to take her first steps during lockdown and there’s no stopping her now.
‘The trust have made a swift and early interim payment of compensation to assist the family to move into accommodation which is more suitable for Felicity’s needs and to pay for a rehabilitation programme of extensive therapy.’
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