She was later diagnosed with atypical central neurocytoma – a rare brain tumour – that was the size of an orange and growing unusually fast. Catrin's tumour was the size of an orange, and growing unusually quickly. (Image: The Brain Tumour Charity)Just 10 days later, she underwent an eight-hour operation to remove most of the tumour - which she nicknamed “Cruella”. Intense radiotherapy and repeat surgery in June 2022 followed, after further scans showed that fluid had caused further swelling on the brain. “I just want to thank the amazing neurosurgery teams at Southampton University Hospital and King’s College London Hospital for everything that they did.

Source: The Times November 04, 2023 23:54 UTC