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Radio Leicester,4 mins
Girl dresses up as 'superhero' doctor who saved her life for BBC Children in Need
Breakfast on BBC Radio LeicesterAvailable for over a year
Leicester's hospitals are now treating more patients for Covid-19 than during the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April. This next story, will make you realise just what impact the amazing doctors and nurses have and the superheroes they are. When five-year-old Evelyn had to dress up as a superhero for BBC Children in Need at school, she didn't go for Bat Girl or Wonder Woman she chose her own real-life superhero Dr Andy Currie. Dr Currie and the University Hospital Leicester Neonatal team saved Evelyn’s life when she was born in 2014. BBC Radio Leicester's Jimmy Carpenter got to catch up with Evelyn, her family and a surprise guest.
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