 When Mel Kelly first started getting frequent, pulsing headaches in 2022, she figured she was just dehydrated. When they didn't stop, she then thought it had to be due to her diet, so she cut out sugar, stopped drinking alcohol, and began eating better. When her health took a turn for the worse, the 23-year-old went to the opticians and doctors, who she claims diagnosed her with a sinus infection, and later, migraines. They prescribed her antibiotics and other medication, but just two days later Mel found she couldn't get out of bed due to vision loss. A few months after that, she felt a searing pain behind her right ear, which made the hospitality worker 'blackout.' She went to get a second opinion, and this doctor told her she needed to go to the hospital right away, because an optometrist found a 'large strawberry-sized' brain tumour. 'I knew I hadn't been well for what felt like a lifetime at this point,' Mel, from New Ferry, Wirral, said. 'I felt relieved to finally get some answers, it was like a weight had been lifted. 'I felt relieved to finally get some answers, it was like a weight had been lifted' (Picture: Jam Press/Ellen MacArthur Cancer) 'I remember hearing those first words: 'There's no easy way to tell you this, I'm sorry to say you've got a brain tumour and there's an ambulance waiting outside to take you to a specialist neurology centre.' 'My first thought was that I didn't want to die, and that day will haunt me for the rest of my life. 'I think, until you get told those words, no one will understand or be able to describe how it feels.' Before her symptoms started, Mel said she was the 'picture of health' and had never even been admitted to hospital before. As her symptoms progressed, she did some research and began to worry that she could have a brain tumour, but her friends called her 'crazy'. When her vision started getting){kind=link}
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When Mel Kelly first started getting frequent, pulsing headaches in 2022, she figured she was just dehydrated.
When they didn’t stop, she then thought it had to be due to her diet, so she cut out sugar, stopped drinking alcohol, and began eating better.
When her health took a turn for the worse, the 23-year-old went to the opticians and doctors, who she claims diagnosed her with a sinus infection, and later, migraines.
They prescribed her antibiotics and other medication, but just two days later Mel found she couldn’t get out of bed due to vision loss. A few months after that, she felt a searing pain behind her right ear, which made the hospitality worker ‘blackout.’