A woman who dismissed "constant headaches" for five years was diagnosed with a rare incurable brain tumour - after having a seizure in a petrol station. Jade McMaster, 32, suffered with the headaches before she collapsed and had a seizure and was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, in an ambulance.
After two days of scans, doctors told her she had a brain abnormality and was diagnosed with secondary epilepsy - a form of epilepsy caused by an underlying brain condition. Further testing revealed she had a grade 2 oligodendroglioma brain tumour on her left temporal lobe and medics rushed her to surgery to remove the mass.
After 10 hours of surgery, only 85 per cent of the mass could be removed due to its precarious location on the brain so Jade had to attend regular check-ups. Her worst fears were confirmed in 2021 when she was told her tumour had returned and she had to undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
