'My daughter had a migraine that made her throw up every five days... then we received awful news'

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A mum has described her shock after finding out that the five-week-long migraine her daughter suffered from was actually a tumour.

Mahta Mohseni and her husband Reza Tohid took their daughter Maya to the A+E three times after she developed a migraine that made her throw up every five days.

Not knowing what was wrong with their daughter, the desperate parents were told by doctors that she had a migraine. However, it was soon revealed that she had Craniopharyngioma - a rare tumour that mainly affects children and young people. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Maya, 12, was diagnosed with migraines when she was nine and began falling ill in April this year.

After an MRI scan it was revealed that she had she actually had a 3.5cm x 2.8cm x 2.3cm brain tumour and she was diagnosed in June.