A BOY of six shrugged off having his leg amputated — by nicknaming the stump Peanut.
Jake Bond was left fighting for his life when he caught the bacterial infection strep A last December.
After four weeks in hospital, his condition developed into sepsis and he was given only a slim chance of survival.
Despite having two operations to save his leg, Jake had to have a through-knee amputation.
But mum Victoria, of Clitheroe, Lancs, said: “Jake told the surgeons to send his leg up to the rainbow as he wanted it to run free.
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He also wanted to be free from it and free from pain.
“Jake woke up from surgery and wanted to see his stump.
“He called it Peanut as that’s what it looked like.
"He is a true hero.
"His silly sense of humour has got him through this.”
