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23.03.2022 - 20:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots woman has told how her childhood was ruined by symptoms of an undiagnosed brain tumour which she claims doctors never took seriously.
Niamh Rose Mulheron, 23, had her school years “tarnished” as she struggled with daily headaches which left her in excruciating pain.
Despite visiting her doctor on dozens of occasions over the years, Niamh says her symptoms were never taken seriously.
She wasn’t referred for further testing and instead, the headaches, tiredness and cognitive regression Niamh was experiencing was put down to her “not really trying her best.”
She was also tested for dyslexia, and due to her bothersome symptoms, she missed school often which made keeping up with her studies extremely difficult , reports the Scottish Express.
Niamh has shared her story as part of Brain Tumour Awareness Month which has the ultimate aim to highlight the signs and symptoms of the number one cancer killer amongst those under 40 years old.
She said: “I remember this being a really difficult time for me at such a young age. I knew that I was struggling but I just didn’t know why when everyone else could do the school work but all of a sudden I couldn’t.”
Niamh’s symptoms got a lot worse when she was 14-years-old.
The headaches intensified, she couldn’t keep food down and she was sleeping a lot.
One morning, she woke up to the scary realisation that her sight had nearly gone.
Holding on to the wall, she felt her way to find her mum who took her for an emergency GP appointment.
The GP said that it could be Bell’s palsy, but they were advised to go to A&E to be checked over.
Niamh went to the Western Infirmary Hospital where she had CT and MRI scans which found that she had a low-grade ganglioglioma on her left temporal lobe. It was
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