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Man fundraising for surgery to remove watermelon-sized mass

Man fundraising for surgery to remove watermelon-sized mass

By Amy Reast A man with a watermelon-sized hernia is fundraising £4,500 ($6,110) to get removal surgery in Lithuania — as the NHS won't operate due to his weight. John Burden, 61, woke up one day in October 2022 with a golf ball-sized lump in

Boy diagnosed with brain tumor after getting ‘fuzzy eyes’ at school

Boy diagnosed with brain tumor after getting ‘fuzzy eyes’ at school

By Amy Reast A five-year-old boy visited the optician to get stronger glasses after getting "fuzzy eyes" in his first few weeks at school, only to discover he had an aggressive brain tumor. Teddy Hemms, five, seemed perfectly healthy when he went to Specsavers to get

Rare ‘cloud jaguar’ caught on camera for first time in 10 years

Rare ‘cloud jaguar’ caught on camera for first time in 10 years

By Amy Reast Incredible footage shows a "cloud jaguar" spotted in Honduran mountains — the first sighting in a decade. Newly released images taken in early February show the young male jaguar in the Sierra del Merendón range. It was recorded 10 years since their first sighting in the

Dad’s apparent sciatica pain turns out to be brain tumor

Dad’s apparent sciatica pain turns out to be brain tumor

By Amy Reast A dad who thought his leg weakness was caused by back sciatica was then diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous brain tumor and given six months to live. Timothy Clews, 64, initially put walking difficulties down to just having sciatica - a common condition causing pain in the lower

Woman abandoned as baby in Kenya returns to Africa as a therapist

Woman abandoned as baby in Kenya returns to Africa as a therapist

By Amy Reast A woman abandoned in a bag on the side of the road as a baby in Kenya and rescued by a British couple is now volunteering as an occupational therapist in third-world countries. Becky Chaplin, 30, was found abandoned in a bag on the side of

Mom’s menopause hot flashes leads to brain tumor diagnosis

Mom’s menopause hot flashes leads to brain tumor diagnosis

By Amy Reast A mom put her hot flushes and "tingling sensation" down to the menopause - until scans revealed she had 10 brain tumors. Kerry Brown, 54, began experiencing hot flushes and "tingling sensations" in 2017 that she assumed were hormonal and related to the menopause.

Man who thought headaches were due to stressful job had brain tumor

Man who thought headaches were due to stressful job had brain tumor

By Amy Reast An architect put his headaches down to "work stress" - until a seizure revealed he had a brain tumor. Craig Alexander, then 35, had suffered with headaches and dizziness for years, which he put down to tiredness and dehydration from long hours working as an architect.