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Teen seriously injured in Manchester bombing runs 10k race in the city




Almost exactly a year ago, Freya Lewis was so badly hurt in the Ariana Grande concert bombing that she was put in an induced coma. 

She suffered multiple broken bones, cuts and burns and doctors weren’t sure if she would ever walk again. 

Today, she competed in the Greater Manchester 10k Run, raising money for the hospital which saved her life. Freya, 15, of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, lost her friend 

Nell Jones, 14, in the blast at the end of Grande’s concert at Manchester Arena on May 22. She was put in an induced coma as surgeons at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital treated her. 

Freya, who has already helped raise £40,000 for the hospital, said she was ‘nervous but quite excited’ ahead of tackling this weekend’s run along with her father Nick.

Teen seriously injured in Manchester bombing runs 10k race in the city
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She told BBC Breakfast: ‘I wasn’t even sure I would walk again. 

They gave so much to me and all of us, so to give something back is the most important thing. 

‘When I first woke up and everything it was quite terrifying obviously because I was not used to all the injuries I had and I wasn’t sure what I was going to be able to do again. ‘I think I definitely thought it would be a lot worse than it is.’ 

In the early stages of her recovery she was given a major boost when Grande visited her in hospital and lifted the family’s spirits as she watched videos of Freya singing and dancing.

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Freya said: ‘She was the nicest person ever and I just basically started smiling again really from then. 
Mr Lewis said: ‘She was just wonderful and spent 20 minutes with Freya. 
It was so moving.’ 

Recalling the evening of May 22, Mr Lewis said: ‘When they said we are taking you to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital we didn’t even know where the ambulance was taking us and it’s the biggest single site children’s hospital in Europe.

Freya Lewis took part in the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run today (20 May). She joined 30,000 runners on the streets of Manchester for the iconic 10k event. 15-year-old Freya Lewis, who was left seriously injured in the Manchester Arena attack last May, ran the Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run today (20 May). She is raising money for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Martin Hibbert, who was left paralysed from the waist down after the Manchester Arena attack, took part in the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run today (20 May). He completed the 10k in a racing wheelchair with former Paralympian Richie Powell. He has set up the Martin Hibbert Charity Foundation and hopes to raise ??1 million for the charities that saved his life. Featuring: Freya Lewis When: 20 May 2018 Credit: Daniel/phcimages/Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please contact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000**

‘The care that they gave Freya, they saved her life. 

But it’s more than that, it’s just a wonderful place and part of us is always going to be there now really. 

They are wonderful people, wonderful staff, wonderful patients. 

‘We actually enjoy going there which may sound ridiculous having spent the worst five weeks of our life there but it’s wonderful.’ 

Freya continues to be a regular visitor to the hospital as an outpatient and will undergo further surgery this year. 

On Monday, she received the accolade of Young Fundraising Hero at the NHS Heroes Awards in London, where she was presented on stage with the award by One Direction star Louis Tomlinson.


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