Determined Rosie laps up a challenge raising £300 for charity
Meet little Rosie Byrne, the three-year-old who has raised more than £300 for charity after completing a lap of her school playing field.
But this was no mean feat for Rosie as she suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and has been in and out of intensive care for months and unable to walk.
But mum Jenny said she had made 'miracle' progress of late and decided to raise money for Cancer Research UK and her friends at Birmingham's Children's Hospital.
To raise the cash, Rosie walked around the field at St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery in Telford Gardens, Wolverhampton.
The youngster was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia just two days after becoming a nursery pupil at the school. A number of tests and an MRI scan showed she had lesions throughout the main bones of her entire body.
Jenny, 35 from Hickmerelands Lane, Sedgley, said the last few months had been heartbreaking for the family but they were all so proud of their little fighter.
"To see her walking again now is a miracle for us," she said. "It's kept us going in the last weeks thinking she may be able to be fit enough to take part this in the event. Nobody expects this to happen, it's been hard on all of us.
"Rosie only attended nursery here for two days before she was diagnosed at the beginning of the year.
"She has been in intensive care twice and we nearly lost her in March when she had an infection in her central line which knocked her mobility back even further.
"In recent weeks she has worked exceptionally hard at Birmingham Children's Hospital and has started to get back on her feet. She has been walking with a frame and has now took her first unaided steps in months.
"She was determined as ever to take part in the mini Race for Life-inspired event at school and she has been really excited choosing her pink outfit and wanting to get her nails done for it.
"She says she is racing for her friends at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
"She is still undergoing chemotherapy and still has a long way to go. But she's doing really well and she's getting stronger and stronger which is really encouraging to see."
And there was an added surprise for Rosie when Wolves mascot Wolfie made a special appearance at the school and helped cheer her on.
Jenny added: "Rosie didn't know Wolfie was coming so that was a lovely surprise for her.
"Rosie and her brother Jonah are big Wolves fans and she was going to go her first match earlier this year but was told she was to unwell to go out in the public."
St Michael's Primary Academy and Nursery principal Stacy McHale said she was extremely proud of Rosie, adding: "With the Wolverhampton Race for Life event happening in West Park many parents and staff thought what a lovely idea it would be to have our own Race For Life event at the school."
