A schoolgirl with severely bowed legs had life-changing surgery to straighten them - and it made her 14cm taller.<br /><br />Fudia, 10, was born with a progressive orthopedic condition that worsened over time and caused her feet to turn inwards at a 90-degree angle.<br /><br />It made it extremely difficult and painful for her to walk and she was bullied for her difference.<br /><br />Local hospitals rejected her until eventually her uncle and guardian, Joseph, realised his last hope was surgery by Mercy Ships - an international hospital charity.<br /><br />He and Fudia moved to Freetown, Sierra Leone, so they could get help the next time Mercy Ships docked there - and waited for six years until it returned in 2023.
