A foster mum who has raised 20 kids says her brain tumour was detected after she paid just £10 at an opticians - for a simple field vision test. Tina Papworth, 53, popped for an eye test last year – which turned out to be potentially life-saving.
The foster mum, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, went for a routine eye test at her local Boots opticians. She was offered a field vision test for an additional £10 and agreed - and the test showed an abnormality which led to an eye clinic referral.
At first she was prescribed drops for suspected glaucoma but she returned in March this year and was referred for an MRI - which revealed a large brain tumour. Now Tina awaits a craniotomy in June but is feeling positive ahead of the surgery as it was spotted early enough to be operable.
