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Would you know the symptoms of a brain tumour?

Do you know how much help Brain Tumour Research receive?

Well I didn't know I had a Brain Tumour until I had a hearing test in February 2014.  I was diagnosed with an Acoustic Neuroma and was told it had probably been growing for around 10 years.  My world crumbled and I was devastated.  Still am if I am honest. Then followed a whirlwind of 8 weeks before my wonderful surgeon and his teams took 17 hours to take out most of it.  This was closely followed by post operative meningitis.

I struggle to accept the enormity of the diagnosis and constantly worry that today is my last day.  I didn't think anything like this would happen to me as most people do.

I can honestly say that the care I received from my surgeon Mr Bahl and his team of doctors and nurses was second to none.  I couldn't have asked for any more other than to have never had the tumour in the first place.  That's life I suppose.

I was shocked to realise that although having a brain tumour is probably one of the conditions most people would fear that they receive very little help to fund their research. (1%)  I don't know why I got it?  I don't know if I could ever have stopped it?  I don't know if it will grow bigger and I will go through this all again?  I don't know lots of stuff about it but with a little help from all of us we could find the answers.

Please help Brain Tumour Research help everyday people like me and you.  It would really be appreciated.