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Kate Lally

Mum who went to GP with 'hay fever' given a year to live

A mum was told she had just a year to live after mistaking her symptoms for hay fever.

Medics discovered a golf ball sized tumour on Suzanne Davies' brain, but she has defied the odds to survive for eight years. Suzanne, 44, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in 2014 after feeling tired, having headaches and noticing problems with her speech.

The mum-of-two, from Aberdeen, initially thought it was hay fever, and when a GP gave her a full check-up, they agreed her condition was likely being caused by the allergies or stress.

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