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Brain tumour: Cancer Research UK on 'different types' in 2017<\/h3>\n

A woman was diagnosed with a lemon-sized brain tumour, which had been growing for 20 years, after forgetting her own daughter.<\/p>\n

Nurse Sorrall Dovey experienced symptoms such as migraines, numbness in her eye and pain in her neck.<\/p>\n

She then began to suffer from memory problems, mistaking her 24-year-old daughter Morgan as her sister Frances.<\/p>\n

The cancer was originally diagnosed in 2012 after doctors spotted a lemon-sized tumour behind her left eye.<\/p>\n

Doctors said the eight-centimetre mass had likely been growing for two decades.<\/p>\n

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Morgan said: “Mum had terrible migraines that would leave her bedridden for days.<\/p>\n

“She also experienced numbness in her right eye and hand, and pain in her neck.<\/p>\n

“The symptoms progressed to memory problems. She began calling me \u2018Frances\u2019 – the name of her sister.<\/p>\n

“She would also mix up words for common objects and forget other words entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The symptoms made Sorrall’s job as a nurse incredibly difficult as she would often experience “an awful numbing headache” where she “couldn\u2019t move, see or breathe\u201d – forcing her to retire.<\/p>\n

After having it removed, the tumour returned four years later in 2016 and Sorrall, now 52, was given four years to live.<\/p>\n

Morgan, from Sheffield, said: “It was a devastating blow.<\/p>\n

“We knew there was a high possibility of it returning, but we didn\u2019t think it would happen so quickly.<\/p>\n

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“Mum bravely had treatment in 2017, and there have been no signs of growth since.<\/p>\n

“She has now surpassed the four-year prognosis we were given post-treatment and defied all odds – she\u2019s an inspiration to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite recovering well, Sorrall has persistent memory problems and often cannot remember the words for everyday objects.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer brain tumour diagnosis has had a huge impact on her confidence,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n

“She struggles to use technology like mobile phones, and this can cause her a great deal of stress and panic, but my brother and I are usually on hand to help her with this type of problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

In September, Morgan ran the Sheffield 10k to help raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity.<\/p>\n

Sorrall said: \u201cThere is a lot more research needed \u2013 especially surrounding what causes brain tumours.<\/p>\n

“When people have head problems they should be scanned sooner, so they don\u2019t have such a big operation initially, like I did.”<\/p>\n

To donate visit justgiving.com\/page\/morgan-rycroft-1690563415815.<\/p>\n

Common symptoms of a brain tumour include:<\/p>\n