Tuesday 21 May 2013

Girl who survived cancer con now rotate leag 180 degrees

A young cancer survivor has wowed friends, family and now the internet with a quirky talent she recently revealed in the hopes of winning a contest on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
Jen O'Shea, can rotate her right leg a full 180 degrees with no pain or effort at all so that her foot is facing the ceiling.
Ms O'Shea's amazing and bizarre flexibility is the result of an operation following the treatment of a rare form of bone cancer. 



Hidden talent: Cancer survivor, Jen O'Shea, can rotate her right leg a full 180 degrees with no pain or effort at all so that her foot is facing the ceiling
Hidden talent: Cancer survivor, Jen O'Shea, can rotate her right leg a full 180 degrees with no pain or effort at all so that her foot is facing the ceiling
After being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, she underwent a right internal hempipelvectomy in 2011 in which surgeons removed the entire right side of her pelvis without replacing it. 
 
The brave patient has endured months of physiotherapy to learn how to walk again but only realised she could twist her leg last year and was shy about showing her friends.
This is how you do it: The upbeat Ellen Show hopeful shows her doctor the new trick she hopes will get her on the popular TV show
This is how you do it: The upbeat Ellen Show hopeful shows her doctor the new trick she hopes will get her on the popular TV show

That's the spirit: Ms O'Shea realised she could twist her leg after she underwent surgery to remove her right pelvis completely but until now had only shown a handful of people
That's the spirit: Ms O'Shea realised she could twist her leg after she underwent surgery to remove her right pelvis completely but until now had only shown a handful of people
Now, she confesses on her YouTube channel, she is showing everyone.
In a video posted on May 13th, Ms O'Shea explains: 'Only for you Ellen would I show everyone just how weird I really am.'
Responding to the more than 200,000 views so far, she added in her comments: 'It's been a lot of fun! Who doesn't love to make others laugh .... and freak them out a little at first.'
Shock! Now she has uploaded a You Tube video of herself showing friends, family and total strangers her clever trick in the hope that the attention will win her an appearance on Ellen's weird hidden talents competition
Shock! Now she has uploaded a You Tube video of herself showing friends, family and total strangers her clever trick in the hope that the attention will win her an appearance on Ellen's weird hidden talents competition

Playful: The video has been watched by close to 250,000 people so far
Playful: The video has been watched by close to 250,000 people so far
The video shows Ms O'Shea rotating her leg in front of different audiences - friends, relatives and total strangers - to see their responses.
Almost all people reel in shock at the sight of her leg contorting but Ms O'Shea is clearly enjoying every minute of it. The video is just one in a series of inspiring shorts showing her path to recovery following chemotherapy and surgery. 
Chat show star Ellen Degeneres recently announced the winner of her funny hidden talent contest earlier this month.
Bare: An X-ray shows where Ms O'Shea's hip has been removed completely in a video uploaded as part of series showing her journey of rehabilitation
Bare: An X-ray shows where Ms O'Shea's hip has been removed completely in a video uploaded as part of series showing her journey of rehabilitation

Impressive: Ms O'Shea has learned to walk again since her surgery in 2011 with the help of a shoe lift and crutches
Impressive: Ms O'Shea has learned to walk again since her surgery in 2011 with the help of a shoe lift and crutches
Finalists included a girl who cuts apples open with her head, one who skips rope sitting down and a woman who holds coins in her neck.
The skip-rope candidate won the competition and picked up a generous prize of $10,000.
It is not clear whether the Ellen Show will be hosting the competition again and whether Ms O'Shea's application may have been too late.

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