Jessie-Mae Lambert's health journey began with episodes initially diagnosed as panic attacks. Her mother's persistence in seeking a second opinion led to the discovery of a Grade 2 astrocytoma tumor. She is now advocating for others to push for further medical evaluations.
A YOUNG woman says doctors initially dismissed her "funny episodes" as panic attacks - but her mum recognised them as a sign of something more.
"It was only when it happened in front of my mum that she realised it was a seizure and she took me back to the GP. "It was horrific looking at my mum and seeing her distraught too, but I’ve had to learn that not everyone can be lucky.”Being Grade 2, this meant Jessie's was slow growing and diffuse, meaning it can be difficult to remove.I’ve been contacted by so many girls, who all feel as if they are fighting to be taken seriouslyAlthough the surgery was successful, and Jessie was allowed to go home the next day, she was later readmitted with an infection and spent a week on intravenous antibiotics.
"But because so much of the tumour was left behind, I then had to undergo six weeks of radiotherapy in Nottingham City Hospital."My mum has been more than amazing and some of my friends even took time off work to take me. Now Jessie has finished her radiotherapy treatment she is hoping to return to work one day a week and is also planning a trip to Italy to cheer on a marathon runner competing in her name.
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