'I feared my brain tumour diagnosis was a death sentence - but now I'm living life to the full as a happy mum'
A mum who was ready to plan her own funeral after being diagnosed with a brain tumour has now welcomed a baby girl into her family.
Emma, an administrator, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, said: “I don’t think about the tumour too much now I have a little baby girl to focus on. Alfie adores her. I’ve not been on medication for a year because I was pregnant. Her dentist thought her pain could have been caused by her root canal - a surgery she was already due and brought the operation forward to see if it would help. “I had root canal surgery but that didn’t make any difference to the pain I was experiencing,” she said.
In January 2019, after her symptoms persisted, Emma sought advice from a third GP who referred her to the neurology department at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland. Emma had on operation in March 2019, where surgeons removed 70 per cent of the tumour. Following the procedure, Emma, Alfie, and Kieran, a teacher, moved back in with her parents until she was able to become more independent.
“I can’t believe I’ve now got to the stage I am not always having to be at the hospital but instead we bought our new home, I am getting married next year, and I’ve got a newborn. I never thought that would be the case back in 2019.
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