Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Messages of support to young mum who was given two years to live

A mum found out she had an incurable brain tumour and only two years to live when she was 20 weeks pregnant.

ECHO readers said the news shows "life is so cruel" and sent messages of support to the the mum. Laura Elizabeth Mahon, from St Helens, woke up one morning and couldn't move her toes.

The 29-year-old, who was 20 weeks pregnant at the time, said she had been feeling tired but things got worse and she was struggling to walk. Laura's GP believed her baby was pressing against a nerve and sent her to The Walton Centre for an MRI scan but when the scan came back clear she was sent for a different MRI on her brain.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.