Story highlights Kate Foster started doing gymnastics at age 6She was diagnosed with leukemia at age 12She's competing again after losing her leg(CNN) Kate Foster started gymnastics when she was 6 years old. "I tried soccer, I did karate and then I started gymnastics and that really clicked with me. But then she started feeling sick off and on for several months -- and the symptoms wouldn't go away. By the time she was 11, Kate was practicing for 25 hours a week at the gym. "You know you've got the right sport for your kid when they don't complain about having to go -- they really want to go," said her mom, Barb Foster.

Source: CNN August 04, 2016 17:15 UTC