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Girl, 6, with body of 80-year-old has new lease of life thanks to cancer drug that halts arthritis

By FAY SCHLESINGER

Last updated at 2:02 PM on 24th June 2010

Lottie Lafferty was just three when she was crippled by a condition more associated with the frail and elderly – arthritis.

Even lowering herself to sit on the floor was painful, while her swollen joints left her unable to run around easily or cycle or swim with friends.

Her parents feared the worst for their little girl, who they described as ‘stuck in the body of an 80-year-old’.

But three years on a drug normally used to treat cancer has transformed Lottie back into a normal schoolgirl who can bound around with all the energy of a happy six-year-old…Continue reading