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Iona Young

Young Edinburgh man's mystery illness causes brain tumour to grow back after op

A young and previously active man in Edinburgh is preparing to undergo brain surgery for a mystery illness that has caused double vision and weeks of debilitating symptoms.

Wesley Klok started to get painful headaches and felt drowsy all day long. This was followed by double vision which left him unable to work or even get out of bed.

The 25-year-old had moved to Edinburgh from Amsterdam to stay with a friend in 2020 but just two years into living abroad in the Scottish capital he found himself alone in hospital undergoing major brain surgery.

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