'They just let the tumour consume her. She was dying before my eyes and I had no idea'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA much-loved pensioner suffered a 'horrific' death from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, her husband has said. "They just left the tumour to consume her," said Alan Ashford, now 73.
An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found that his wife May Ashford, who was 71 when she died in 2015, was not offered surgery until it was too late as medical staff failed to monitor her scan results properly and did not report significant findings.
Mrs Ashford was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2010 at the Royal Preston Hospital after suffering headaches and seizures. Despite regular MRI scans showing the tumour was growing and pushing her brain to one side, she was told that it was not growing and was not offered surgery to remove it until May 2015. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Independent medical specialists told the Ombudsman that Mrs Ashford, who lived near Blackpool, should have been offered surgery three years earlier.
The tumour grew and affected the surrounding area of the brain, making it more likely that she could be injured or die following surgery.
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