Schoolgirl’s courage A NEW LEG FOR LYDIA
“I can run as fast as my friends – I’m not last any more!” exclaims five-year-old Lydia Golding to her mum Lauren. Born with a rare deformity that limits the growth of her right leg, it’s simple achievements like climbing into her carseat or sitting cross-legged that mark monumental milestones for the young Kiwi.
It’s also these moments that remind Lauren, 43, why she relocated to the US in the middle of the pandemic to put Lydia through months of gruelling treatment, which often saw the brave girl “screaming blue murder”.
The shift to Florida cost the family $500,000 and saw them separated for almost a year, with husband Hamish having to work in Auckland, while Lauren cared for
