A Scots mum has lost her short-term memory after surgery to remove a brain tumour that she originally thought was a migraine. Gillian Wilson, 53, originally believed her pounding headaches were a result of stress.
But in 2010, the mum was left stunned after she was diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma – a benign but concerning growth – when an eye test led to her being referred for an MRI scan.
That summer, Gillian, from Glasgow, had an operation to remove the tumour but started to become forgetful in the months that followed. Doctors discovered that the tumour had grown back and was filling with fluid, requiring another operation to insert a shunt.
