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Former cancer patient, 6, returns to hospital to be 'doctor' for the day
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- Bellamy-Rose, who lives in Feltwell, Norfolk, was given the all-clear in November after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2023.
- Over two years she underwent seven intense chemotherapy treatments, lost her hair and had to be fed through a tube.
- Bellamy-Rose is now thriving, according to her family, and recently got to be a doctor for the day at West Suffolk Hospital – a dream she told the BBC she hoped to turn into a reality when she was older.
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West Suffolk Hospital Image caption, Bellamy-Rose dreams of becoming a doctor after experiencing their caring nature first hand. A six-year-old girl diagnosed with cancer said she dreamt of following in the footsteps of the "kind and very polite" doctors who made her "feel better".
Bellamy-Rose, who lives in Feltwell, Norfolk, was given the all-clear in November after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2023.
Over two years she underwent seven intense chemotherapy treatments, lost her hair and had to be fed through a tube.
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