A Lundwood girl is on the road to recovery after she was temporarily blinded by a rare tumour that only affects only about one in a million people.

Laura Evans, 12, of Parkland View, was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma - a rare tumour on the adrenal glands of the kidneys.

The tumour led to Laura having extremely high blood pressure which caused bleeding behind her eyes, temporarily blinding her.

Her condition is so rare she has become the focus of essays and medical journals.

Mum Julia said: "Laura started feeling ill about two years ago - she was complaining of palpitations and sweating.

"One day she said her vision was blurry so I took her for an eye test. From there the optician told us to go straight to Barnsley Hospital.

"She was haemorrhaging behind both eyes. It was from there where she was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma.

"The consultant said he'd never seen that in a child before in his 35 years as a doctor."

Laura was referred to consultants at the Queen's Medical Centre at Nottingham University Hospital, where she had the tumour surgically removed in September.

Doctors spent three days bringing her blood pressure down before the operation.

Laura now has to return to the hospital once a month for tests.

"She's doing okay now - she seems better now than she has been for the past couple of years," said mum Julia.

"She's just so brave. She's been through a lot over the past three months and still has quite a lot of treatment ahead."

While undergoing treatment, the The Holy Trinity pupil was selected by a the When You Wish Upon a Star charity to meet pop star Ed Sheeran.