A mother who woke up with a pain on one side of her face was shocked to learn she had a brain tumour left unnoticed for a decade.
Andreea Vanacker experienced the electric shock-like pain suddenly and it worsened every time she went to talk, laugh or even eat.
So the mum of two visited her doctor, who sent her to specialists. They eventually discovered a large benign tumour inside her skull, which was pressing down on the nerve responsible for controlling facial muscles. They said its size suggested it had been growing unnoticed for at least 10 years.
