A former Royal Marine was told by doctors that his headaches and dizzy spells might be caused by dehydration or migraines, until a walk through Manchester city centre, followed by a trip to A&E, revealed a sinister source.
James Greenwood, 42, went to A&E after his symptoms persisted on June 12, a CT scan revealed a walnut-sized tumour in his brain.
James, who lives with his partner Rachel Jones, 31, had been experiencing "constant" and "dull" headaches since May. His GP initially suggested the symptoms could be related to eye strain from his job as a facilities manager at JLL, a global real estate firm.
Despite this, an early morning "severe" headache led him to seek emergency care, where his insistence on a CT scan uncovered the mass on his right temporal lobe. READ MORE: What it's really like to have Covid right now as 'distinctive' XEC variant symptoms spread Following surgery on June 28 to remove the tumour, James was dealt a devastating blow in August when it was identified as grade four glioblastoma - the most severe type of brain cancer with a prognosis of 12 to 18 months.
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