A woman has detailed how a hidden condition that affects her brain has made simple daily tasks a struggle and meant having to 'downgrade' her career. Samia Tahir, 36, has hydrocephalus, a build up of excess fluid that puts pressure on the brain.
She has lived with the condition for around five years. In 2015, Samia, a former personal assistant, underwent a CT scan at the hospital trust where she worked, having been suffering from headaches, being sensitive light and experiencing blurred vision.
For two years she continued to complain of migraine-type symptoms and neck pain, before being admitted for emergency surgery in at the same hospital, Wythenshawe. She'd been suffering severe headaches, swelling to her face, and vomiting, reports CheshireLive.
