A 45-year-old woman was diagnosed with life-threatening cancer after not being able to read a single letter during an eye test. Gemma Hillier, who thought her vision was perfect until she started seeing blurred vision, was diagnosed with a brain tumor that required immediate surgery. According to experts, the leading cause of cancer deaths under the age of 40 is brain tumor. For Hillier, the diagnosis was devastating, as the Northampton teacher also lost her father to a similar disease in 2018.

“A brain tumor has rocked my world over the past six years. It’s hard to believe that I’m living with a brain tumor. I could have lived with it for years. I could have had it when My dad had this disease,” she told The Sun.

Gemma said she went to her local optician for a general eye check but had no symptoms other than slightly blurred vision. “When I sat in the chair, I couldn’t read any letters, which I thought was strange because I thought my vision was good.”

He was then referred to a private ophthalmologist, who referred Gemma for MRI scanDue to which his tumor was detected.

However, he started having headaches, which got worse over time.

Had brain tumor surgery

Gemma was referred brain surgery to remove tumor Which was wrapped around his optic nerve. He was told the only option was to save the vision in his right eye. “I spent time in the ICU, the same ICU where my father was six years ago, and then took several months off work to recover from the surgery and get myself fit and healthy again,” he said.

had a brain tumor grade 2 meningioma

After surgery, Gemma was told her tumor was a grade 2 meningioma and she still had to undergo regular check-up scans to monitor its growth. According to experts, meningiomas are the most common type of primary brain tumors.

About 30 percent of all brain tumors are caused by meningiomas, which arise in the meninges, the outer three layers of tissue between the skull and brain that cover and protect the brain just below the skull. They make up about a third of all primary brain and spinal cord tumors in adults in the UK and usually affect people over the age of 35.

Doctors say that meningiomas often exist in the brain without causing any symptoms for many years.

Symptoms and signs of meningiomas

usually, Meningiomas are slow-growing tumors But they do not cause noticeable symptoms until they become large enough to put pressure on vital structures around them. According to experts, the symptoms of meningioma depend on which part of your brain is affected.

Certain meningioma locations are associated with certain neurological symptoms, such as:

• Olfactory groove meningiomas cause partial or complete loss of smell
• Posterior frontal midline meningiomas cause paralysis in the legs
• Some other common symptoms of brain meningioma include:
• Headache
• Dizziness
• nausea and vomiting
• changes in your vision, such as double vision, blurriness
• deafness
• recovery
• There is a change in behavior and personality
• memory problems
• hyperactive reflexes
• muscle weakness
• Extreme weakness, poor muscle tone, and reduced or absent reflex responses

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