A mum has spoken out about the terrifying moment she found out she had an extremely rare form of cancer while six months pregnant. Aimee Hill, 33, said a 'freckle' was spotted in the back of her left eye during a routine check-up at her optician in November 2020.
She underwent more tests and was quickly referred to hospital where further scans showed she had ocular melanoma - an eye cancer found in around 750 people in the UK each year. Aimee then had to make the almost impossible decision about whether to start treatment straight away or wait until her unborn baby had been delivered.
"Obviously, being six months pregnant and being diagnosed with cancer was a traumatic and difficult time," she said. "My pregnancy wasn't easy either. I was really sick and I already felt like I was going through it - and then to be diagnosed with cancer was devastating.
