She's off: Bedlington teen with 'S-shaped' spine heads to Germany for life-changing surgery

A teenager with a crooked spine that resembles an ‘S’ is heading to Germany for life-changing surgery in the next few hours - and it’s all thanks to you.

Lucy Huddleston suffers from adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, which is an abnormal twisting and curvature of the spine.

With the help of people from across the North East and beyond, more than £53,000 has been raised to send Lucy abroad.

The 16-year-old is travelling overseas on Friday for surgery which her family pray will correct the spine’s curves, without the need for fusion treatment.

Mum Lisa, 45, said: “We’ve been blown away by the fundraising and we’re so grateful.

“I fill up every time I look at the fundraising page at how nice people are, and a lot of them are complete strangers. The support has been amazing.”