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Hannah Munday’s mum Alison Whybrow (left) fell unconscious for six hours with the pain of a wrist fracture, so medics ordered scans. [Brain Tumour Research]<\/p>\n
A woman who broke her wrist learned she had a brain tumour after medics ordered scans when pain from the fracture led to her falling unconsciousness for hours.<\/p>\n
Alison Whybrow, 59, from Stoke-on-Trent, went to hospital after falling at home in 2022, with CT and MRI scans revealing she had a low-grade meningioma behind her right eye.<\/p>\n
She now has routine annual scans at Royal Stoke Hospital to monitor the tumour’s growth, which may require surgery in future.<\/p>\n
Her story emerged as her family sought to raise awareness of such conditions on behalf of the Brain Tumour Research charity, with daughter Hannah Munday saying: “If mum had not broken her arm we would never have known she had a brain tumour.”<\/p>\n
The charity said more than 100,000 people in the UK were thought to be living with a brain tumour or the long-term impact of their diagnosis, but research had been chronically underfunded.<\/p>\n
Since her mum’s diagnosis, each Christmas felt more precious than the last, Ms Munday said, adding they had learned not to take anything for granted.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old said her mum and stepdad had initially tried to shield the family from the worry as the tumour was non-cancerous.<\/p>\n
She said she was left shocked when she overheard a phone call between her mum and a doctor, but was later relieved to find everything was stable.<\/p>\n
The 1.5mm low-grade meningioma that Ms Whybrow was found to have is the most commonly diagnosed brain tumour in adults, according to Brain Tumour Research.<\/p>\n
‘Indiscriminate’<\/p>\n
Stories like this were a powerful reminder of how indiscriminate brain tumours could be, said the charity’s community development manager Letty Greenfield, stressing the illness could affect anyone at any age.<\/p>\n
“I hope that Hannah and Alison’s story inspire others to donate to our Christmas Appeal.”<\/p>\n
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