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Teenager Kai to get leg amputated on 20th birthday after shattering cancer diagnosis
Kai Heslop has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma - a rare bone cancer - at the age of 19 and is having to get his leg amputated
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A South Shields teenager is having his leg amputated on his 20th birthday after being diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
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Anyone who missed the event may still have a chance even though the peak has passed, as showers are expected to continue shooting through the skies until December 17.
The Geminids originate from a rocky asteroid called 3200 Phaethon which has a comet-like orbit. They were first observed in 1862.
(PA Graphics)
The meteors, small pieces of interplanetary debris, appear to radiate from near the bright star Castor in the constellation Gemini.
Friction with the upper atmosphere heats up the incoming debris, causing the air around them to glow brightly.
This leads to streaks of light that are also known as shooting stars.