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Radio WM,6 mins

'I feel like a new man'

Rakeem Omar

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Last year, a sixth former and aspiring sports journalist from Wolverhampton made the difficult decision to have his leg amputated in the hope it will give him more independence. Jude Aston was born with cerebral palsy and has had 8 operation since childhood. But three years ago his leg became stuck bent upwards following other complications. It meant he couldn't sit in a car or wear normal clothes. And after making the decision to have his leg amputated above his knee, we wanted to catch up with Jude after the operation.

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