 When Katherine O'Neill noticed her 12 week old daughter's eye was red, medics suggested treating her for eczema. But at six months old, baby Amelia was diagnosed with retinoblastoma – a rare eye cancer. After six rounds of chemotherapy, she had surgery to remove her eye. Now, after going through so much at such a young age, her mum described Amelia as a 'superstar'. Katherine, 42, noticed that Amelia, who is a twin sister to Jake, had been rubbing her eye ever since she was born in September 2020. Katherine, a full-time mum, from Winsford, said: 'She had passed her newborn sight check and I was advised the redness could be eczema. Amelia endured chemotherapy and a three-hour operation (Picture: The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust/SWNS) 'I was first advised by the health visitor to put breast milk on it. 'There was a noticeable redness on the eyelid, but the eye appeared normal. 'As Amelia was a bit premature, a twin and her birthweight had dropped, I'd had quite a lot of contact with the health visitors and had kept mentioning it. 'I was then told to mention it at the 12-week check.' However, Katherine wanted to be sure that a GP looked at her daughter's eye, and so contacted the doctor. 'The rubbing was getting worse,' she explained. 'The GP requested I send some pictures and thought that the redness could be a birthmark. Amelia and her twin brother, Jake, are thriving(Picture: The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust/SWNS) Mum Katherine was initially told Amelia's eye issues were due to eczema (Picture: The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust/SWNS) 'I didn't think that this was the case, but I was told that we'd be seeing the GP the next day [at the 12-week check]. 'It was a different GP to the one who had suggested it might be a birthmark, but she concurred and said she wasn't concerned.' But in March 2021 when Amelia was six months old, Amelia's grandma noticed something wasn't rig){kind=link}
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When Katherine O’Neill noticed her 12 week old daughter’s eye was red, medics suggested treating her for eczema.
But at six months old, baby Amelia was diagnosed with retinoblastoma – a rare eye cancer.
After six rounds of chemotherapy, she had surgery to remove her eye.
Now, after going through so much at such a young age, her mum described Amelia as a ‘superstar’.