I want to walk for Christmas
A LITTLE girl has one simple wish this Christmas – to be able to walk.
Scarlett Rose Neal (two), will not just be getting the latest toys and games delivered to her next month.
Instead, she wants to put operations and numerous pots on her legs behind her and be able to get herself around this festive season.
Scarlett was born with a talipes foot, meaning one of her feet was permanently turned inwards.
But after undergoing surgery shortly before her second birthday in July, Scarlett is now looking forward to a first Christmas on foot.
Scarlett is one of the hundreds of children from all over North Lincolnshire who have entered the Scunthorpe Telegraph's Christmas Wishes competition.
A special supplement will be in Tuesday's paper with all the cute youngsters and their wishes.
Scarlett's grandmother, June Toyne (63), of Charterhouse Drive, Bottesford, said: "From more or less being six weeks old, she has had to wear plaster casts and had to sleep in a little pair of boots.
"That went on for almost two years and then in June this year, she had operations on both legs at the back to strengthen the tendons."
"Those casts gradually got the foot moving outwards again."
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by axel, scunny
Sunday, November 23 2008, 4:59PM
“I hope you can have a little walk you brave little girl,its so hard on one so young to have to go through all these things she cannot understand.
My grandson joshua has the same things wrong with him he has had so many op's and so many "he says fake legs" but now after 8 years he is fine,they have done wondeful things for him,his arms where the same and now although his arms are a little weak they are ok.
Good luck pretty little girl i will think of you this christmas and hope jesus and santa makes your wish come true,love to you from alan .and joshua”
by ann marie, scunthorpe
Saturday, November 22 2008, 6:03PM
“i hope karen has never to have the thought of her children having difficulties like this lil girl has had 2 put up wiv.”
by ann marie, scunthorpe
Saturday, November 22 2008, 6:01PM
“i have a grandaughter who has been thro a lot in her little life as she is only three and she suffers with problems with her legs not as bad but i no how it feels for the thoght of wanting her to walk was.i hope your wish comes true scarlett and have a happy xmas”
by bill, north lincs
Saturday, November 22 2008, 12:07PM
“karen I think the comments say it all. have a heart that lass is brave”
by not-a-karen-mumby-fan, scunthorpe
Saturday, November 22 2008, 10:32AM
“karen mumby, i hope u neva have a child that has any form of illness ir disability that prevents then from leading the life they should. how can u say shes not brave???
leave ur coments in ur sick head.
i hope theres a follow up story in the paper for when shes achived her goal!!
good luck sweetheart and have a fab xmas,to u and ur family xx”