New mum's bone cancer found after car seat injury

Jessica Lane had her arm amputated after the bone broke while she was fitting a car seat

A new mum has described how breaking her arm while fitting a car seat led to doctors discovering she had bone cancer and her limb being amputated.

Jessica Lane, from Berkshire, suffered the injury five weeks after the birth of her son Theo, who is now two.

Surgeons found multiple tumours and were left with no option other than to carry out an amputation.

The 31-year-old said the experience helped her realise how precious life was and that she now felt stronger as a result.

Ms Lane was five months pregnant when she started to experience pain in her upper left arm and shoulder in March 2022.

Ms Lane's upper arm broke under the pressure of the tumour

She went to her GP but was told it could be related to muscular pains during her pregnancy and would likely subside after birth.

Five weeks after giving birth, she was attempting to fit a car seat when she heard a "crunch" in her upper arm that left her in "agony".

An X-ray revealed her humerus had broken under the pressure of a 5.1in (13cm) tumour.

After undergoing an operation to remove it, more tumours were found and doctors informed her in May 2023 they needed to perform a life-saving amputation.

'You're not alone'

The mother-of-one now has now said she hopes to raise awareness of bone cancer and to spread a message of hope to others with the disease to know "you don't have to go through this alone".

Ms Lane, who runs a small business with her father making chemotherapy kits for cancer patients, said her "biggest fear" was for her son.

"He doesn't deserve this, he doesn't deserve to grow up without his mum," she said.

"How do you explain to a child so young why I'm not here?

"This entire journey has made me a stronger and more resilient person and made me realise how precious life is."