A little girl's headaches and clumsiness turned out to be a brain tumour - and her parent's actions saved her life with hours to spare. Lacey-Mae Spong, then four, started complaining of intense headaches and was frequently bumping into things.
However the optician and doctors said nothing was wrong - even though Lacey-Mae was also vomiting regularly, her parents say. When Lacey-Mae started screaming with pain, dad Rob Spong, 45, took her to A&E with her mother, Donna McClelland, 41.
Tests revealed she had a brain tumour - called pilocytic astrocytoma - and she was given urgent surgery to relieve the pressure caused by a fluid build up in her skull. Although Rob and Donna were told she might never regain her sight or walk freely by herself, Lacey-Mae joined reception class that year in 2017 having regained sight in one eye and improved mobility with the help of physiotherapy from the hospital.
