A woman who was told she had SEVEN brain tumours after suffering with blurred vision said it is like having a "ticking time bomb" in her head.

Emma Hollick, 41, started experiencing blurred vision and booked an appointment with her GP.

Doctors thought Emma was suffering from a virus but her symptoms continued to worsen and she lost the feeling in the left side of her face.

She started to experience headaches and went to see her optician who flagged concerns to her GP - but there was an 18-week wait for a referral.

Desperate Emma went to A&E where she had an MRI scan which revealed she had multiple meningiomas.

A month later, Emma had an operation to remove one of the tumour's - which was successful - as it was pressing on her optic nerve.

Now, she has yearly MRI scans to monitor the tumours and said it is like having a "ticking time bomb".