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29-year-old model who had her leg amputated at 11 to stop cancer from spreading says she 'feels sexier than ever'

Tessa Synder was diagnosed with cancer in her right femur in the year 2000 and she made the difficult decision to have her leg amputated to give her best chance of surviving
UPDATED OCT 21, 2018

A mother of two and Philadelphia model is opening up about her journey to self-acceptance and self-love after she had to have her leg amputated at the young age of 11-year-old to increase the chances of surviving cancer. 

29-year-old Tessa Synder was diagnosed with cancer in her right femur in the year 2000. The doctors initially thought she was suffering from growing pains before diagnosing her with cancer. A couple of months later, she made the difficult call to have her leg amputated in order to give her best chance of surviving. 

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