Abbots Langley girl, five, celebrates end of cancer treatment

There was not a dry eye on the Starfish children's ward at Watford General Hospital as five-year-old Lucy Mitchell rang the bell to celebrate the end of her treatment for leukaemia.
Lucy and family with the End of Treatment bellLucy and family with the End of Treatment bell
Lucy and family with the End of Treatment bell

Lucy, from Abbots Langley, has been undergoing treatment for two-and-a-half years, so ringing the hospital’s End of Treatment Bell marks a huge milestone.

It means she’s finished her treatment and she’s now ready to get on with life, just in time for Christmas.

Lucy’s dad, Carl, recently raised almost £5,000 for the children’s ward by completing a 12-mile Tough Mudder race with friends.