A woman has chosen to have her leg cut off, despite her family begging her not to, after becoming so self-conscious of it after cancer treatment.
Tattoo artist Lisa Scheer was diagnosed with bone cancer in her right leg at the age of 12. Doctors were able to remove the tumour and save her life, and with more than two years of chemotherapy, she was finally given the all clear.
But Lisa's bones in her leg were left thin, weak and stiff due to the damage the cancer had caused and had to be rebuilt using titanium.
For 14 years, Lisa struggled to walk and even had to use a cane and even developed severe depression because of the ongoing pain.
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