Six years ago, young Izzy Weall from Derby, England lost all of her limbs to meningitis, but she's just been crowned a trampolining champion. 

 

The 12-year-old girl came top in the Disability Category Two Novice competition, which was open to performers with a physical disability.

 

And it's all the more impressive considering how close she was to death in September 2010. 

 

 

 

"She went to school and got sent home ill at 11am," mum Catherine Lloyd told the Daily Mail. "We called an ambulance at 8.30pm. Her heart actually stopped in the ambulance. She had total organ failure and we were told she would die."

 

"But somehow she survived. She was in hospital for two months after that, and was in a wheelchair for eight months."

 

"We were sure she would never walk, but she was so determined. When she was given her legs she got straight up and started walking right away. Now, she doesn't need her wheelchair at all."

 

Izzy, who has two younger brothers Alex (11) and Josh (7), took her first steps on prosthetic limbs in August 2011. 

 

 

Then, a year ago, she took up trampolining as her school had an after-school club which she and her friends wanted to try out. Izzy loved it so much she stuck at it, and now trains two hours a week. She hopes to compete in an international competition later this year. 

 

Judging by the footage of her fabulous talent, and her admirably positive attitude, we reckon she'll do it, too. 

 

"You should always give something you want to do a go, you can’t just sit down and think ''what if I can, what ifI can’t', you have to try it out," she said.

 

Her mum and dad are incredibly proud of what she has achieved, despite her difficulties. 

 

 

"It's incredibly how well she's done so quickly, we don't know if there are any international competitions but she's going to just keep going with it," mum Catherine said. 

 

"Twists are really hard for her, and she can't do any flips because the blades might chop her head off. But that's her only real issue."

 

"She has trophies all lined up on the windowsill. I don't know if she is trying to fill the whole thing, we'll see!"

 

What a girl. It's great to see she hasn't let this challenge stop her from doing what she wants to do in life.

 

Watch Izzy's incredible skills below.

 

 

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