7-year-old girl shows friends new prosthetic leg for first time and their reaction is wonderful

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by Emma Dodds |
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Seven-year-old Anu from Birmingham nervously showed her friends her new prosthetic leg for the first time - and their reaction is precious

It's true that, whilst children can be absolute TERRORS sometimes, most of the time they really do bring out the best in human nature.

Children are born without prejudice or judgement, and this has been proven ten times over by seven-year-old Anu and her friends from Birmingham.

Anu, whose leg was amputated almost straight after birth, was fitted with a new prosthetic leg the other day.

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Anu could be seen nervously walking over to her friends (Credit: Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today) ©Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today

In a video taken by BBC Midlands Today, Anu can be seen nervously walking up to her friends with her new prosthetic leg.

Some people may have been concerned that her fellow classmates might have reacted badly to her new leg, possibly even bullying or saying nasty things to her.

But there was absolutely no need to worry, as her little friends had the best reaction to her - they immediately hugged her with big grins on their faces.

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Anu's little friends thought her leg was amazing (Credit: Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today) ©Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today
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One friend gave her a lovely big hug (Credit: Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today) ©Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today
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They then all ran off together (Credit: Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today) ©Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today

One girl asked her: "Is that your new pink leg?" and another exclaimed "Wow!"

They all then ran off together and it became business as usual - Anu's leg didn't even factor as an issue in their minds.

The video could melt even the coldest of hearts!

Anu's new blade, which means she is able to run and dance, has been custom-made especially for her after the NHS received new funding of £1.5 million last year for research and the creation of prosthetics.

Sadly, the government's funding will run out in March next year - but prosthetics need to be replaced every two years.

Which unfortunately means that Anu's family may have to fork out for her new leg.

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Anu can now play football with her father thanks to her leg (Credit: Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today) ©Facebook/ BBC Midlands Today

Hopefully something can be done to help children like Anu and their families!

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