A family have spoken of their devastation after 'neck pain' led to a man's heartbreaking diagnosis and intense medical treatment. Jack Fisher, 24, has been in intensive care at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre for more than 60 days after undergoing treatment for a rare tumour in June.
Mr Fisher, who was just about to finish his Master's in history at the University of Leicester, had his life turned upside down just before Christmas 2021 when he noticed pain in his neck and an increasingly concerning set of symptoms. He has since been diagnosed with a paraganglioma glomus tumour, although a histology is currently taking place to confirm this diagnosis is correct.
His uncle Ted Miller, 42, who lives in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, said it was "really fortunate" his nephew was still alive. Mr Miller, who works for National Highways and is currently hosting Jack's mum while he receives treatment in Nottingham, said: "He had real neck pain at the start of it, with the tumour sat behind the back of his ear pressing on the cerebellum, which co-ordinates a lot of functions.
