Families are being urged to stay vigilant after a teenage girl was reportedly assaulted in Tameside. Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it is investigating an incident near Audenshaw Reservoir on Monday afternoon (May 9).
22.04.2022 - 14:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A teenage boy who felt sick after returning to school was left shocked after it was revealed that he had a life- threatening condition. Tom was just 13 years-old when he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme.
The condition, also known as GB, is an aggressive and fast-growing brain tumour with an average survival time of just 12-18 months. Tom first started feeling sick when he returned to school following the first Coronavirus lockdown in 2020 and his mum put it down to his return.
The Echo reported that mum Karen said: "I contacted doctors a few times. When he was off for school holidays in October he said he had double vision."
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She added: "He had a doctor's appointment at the end of October and they said physically he was OK. He suffered a really bad migraine at the beginning of November so I contacted the opticians thinking it was his eyes due to being on computer a lot more."
Tom, now 14, was sent for an eye test the same day which found swelling behind his eye and he was sent straight from the opticians to the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Karen said: "He was admitted overnight to make sure he would get an MRI straight away the next morning. The next day he had an MRI and we were told he had a brain tumour. Tom was physically shocked, I was in pieces.
"He was given steroids and sent in an ambulance with flashing lights over to Alder Hey. By this time we had pulled ourselves together and Tom said he’s going to be ok. We were told he would need an operation in a few days."
Tom underwent further eye tests and scans at Alder Hey Children's Hospital before his operation - at which point Karen was told the surgeon
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