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Sophie Brownson

South Shields boy diagnosed with tumour after photo revealed strange flash in eye celebrates being cancer free

South Shields mum Danielle Scott knew something wasn't right when she spotted a strange "twinkle" in her son's eye.

Adorable youngster Jacob Tulley was a healthy and active 10-month-old until a photograph revealed a strange white flash in his eye that mum Danielle instinctively felt needed to be checked out.

Doctors discovered that Jacob from Whiteleas had a tumour in his eye and he was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called retinoblastoma.

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