A CONCERT will raise funds so a wheelchair-bound Hereford woman can see top specialists after being hit by a virus.

Proceeds from the concert at Hereford Shirehall will help Jenny Hammond, of Central Avenue, Portfields, to finance a trip, possibly abroad, to see specialists to help improve her condition, transverse myelitis.

She first became ill while on holiday with her partner Andy in Rhodes last July when she woke up to find her foot had gone numb. A couple of days later the 49-year-old's leg had became numb.

She was admitted to hospital on the Greek island and had an MRI scan but doctors could not identify the cause of the problem and Jenny was flown back to the UK.

She was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where her condition was diagnosed as transverse myelitis.

"I've been told that it has been caused by a virus and that there is nothing they can do. Doctors have told me that it could be something that could work itself out of my system," she said.

She added that hospitals in or around the area do not have the funds or knowledge to help her, so instead she is hoping to find a specialist in this country or abroad, who may be able to help.

The concert is being held tonight (Thursday) at 7.30pm and will include Meditation from Thais (Massenet) and Max Bruch's violin concerto adagio.

It will feature child prodigy Hannah Bethan Roper playing the violin and viola, Barrie Moore playing the violin and Rhiannon Davies will be accompanist.

Tickets are £10 each from The Outback on Church Street or by calling Barrie Moore on 07704 208820.