A student nurse was given a devastating diagnosis after initially being told her symptoms were likely caused by anxiety.
Bridie Wilson, 22, first went to see her GP in April after she began suffering from headaches, which she was told were most likely due to stress and anxiety. However, the headaches continued to occur and got worse, along with symptoms of dizziness and experiencing uncharacteristic clumsiness.
Five months later, Bridie was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The final year nursing student, from Bradford, told the ECHO : "On Saturday the 17th of September, I woke up with my partner Harry, and I sat up and the room was spinning around me.