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Brain tumour: patient perspectives
In this section, people describe their different experiences of having a brain tumour.
Meningioma: Patrick's story
Two years on, Patrick recalls the day that life changed for him - one morning in Baltimore.
Childhood brain tumour
At age 13, Joshua Howell started having ‘funny turns’. The ‘funny turns’ continued for some time and gradually worsened until Joshua eventually became really ill.
Scan results revealed a tumour the size of an apple on the right side of his head, behind his eye, and neurologists operated on him to remove the tumour.
Sandie's amazing story
When Sandie started feeling dizzy and tired, with numbness in her legs, she had a series of tests before being told she had a tumour the size of a satsuma in her brain. She had an operation to shrink the tumour - which turned out to be benign - but her story doesn't end there - she was then diagnosed with MS... 
Living with a benign brain tumour
What is it like to live with a benign tumour in your brain? Suffering from severe migraines for over 2 years before diagnosis, Gavin Burden underwent brain surgery which left him partially sighted.
Still living with the tumour 14 years later, Gavin describes how he got back on his feet after surgery and came to terms with the changes it made to his life.
Brain tumour: Sarah's story
Sarah Jane Holt's brain tumour didn't have the best timing. Her tumour was discovered just as her husband was about to go to Afghanistan for 6 months, and brain surgery to remove the tumour was scheduled for just after Christmas in 2009.Luckily the operation was a success, and after a few nervous days of waiting, biopsy results revealed that the tumour had not been cancerous. "My family, friends and I are all now firm believers in 'what a difference a day makes' and so we grab every day with both hands," says Sarah, pictured here having her head shaved in aid of the Brain and Spine Foundation.
My 4 Lives: Peter's story
Peter has had a crazy life since 2006, when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour and given 1 year to live.
