A 56-year-old woman who went to the optician for an eye test was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and was undergoing lifesaving surgery days later. Susan Hetherington was diagnosed with a meningioma tumour and was warned the growth could cost her her eyesight or even her life.
Susan is now campaigning with the charity Brain Tumour Research and calling on the Government and charities to spend more on research into the disease. According to the charity, brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, yet just 1 per cent of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease, reports BirminghamLive.
Mum of four Susan booked her eye test after noticing her symptoms and finding her glasses weren't helping, and was referred to hospital urgently. She said: “I had started to get flashing lights in my eyes and my reading glasses were no longer helping my eyesight. When the roads signs became blurry as I was driving I booked an eye test at my Specsavers in Chelmsley Wood where I live to check that my prescription hadn’t changed".
