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Bradley Stokes SWNS & Gemma Jones

Girl, 12, diagnosed with deadly brain tumour in Specsavers

A 12-year-old girl was diagnosed with a deadly brain tumour after a routine trip to the opticians.

Her family are now desperately trying to raise £200,000 for life-saving treatment abroad not available on the NHS. They are trying to get her pioneering treatment in Germany as she cannot be treated in the UK.

Grace Kelly went to a Specsavers branch for a routine check-up when opticians discovered swelling behind her eyes in August last year. She was referred to Leicester Royal Infirmary where an MRI scan discovered she had a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumour the size of a 50p piece.

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