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Tracy Kehoe, 57, was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma after initially suspecting early-onset dementia due to memory issues<\/p>\n
She underwent an awake craniotomy and treatments that have reduced the tumor to microscopic levels, offering hopeful results<\/p>\n
Kehoe\u2019s daughter organized a charity walk to support The Brain Tumor Charity and honor her mom\u2019s resilience<\/p>\n
A mom of two thought she had dementia, but ended up with a brain cancer diagnosis instead.<\/p>\n
Tracy Kehoe realized she was forgetting tasks she had completed and repeating her conversations in early 2025.<\/p>\n
Kehoe, 57, from Manchester, England, decided to visit the doctors to see what was going on with her memory.<\/p>\n
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Ellie Hutson (left) and mom Tracy Kehoe
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“My sister noticed I had been repeating myself and forgetting conversations, which is not like me at all,” she explained, according to SWNS. “A colleague at work noticed as well, saying she noticed I couldn’t remember if I had made phone calls or added an amount of money up or something similar.”<\/p>\n
She had also been experiencing other symptoms like dizziness and headaches, but “put it down to stress.”<\/p>\n
Kehoe had told her sister that she thought she could be “developing early-onset dementia” given her family’s history, including her father and grandfather both having dementia.<\/p>\n
While at Fairfield General Hospital, she got an MRI scan that showed she had a tumor in her brain. After a few more tests, Kehoe was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, and was given between six to 18 months to live with the aggressive form of cancer.<\/p>\n
“It’s the most devastating thing that’s ever happened in our entire world,” Kehoe said. “It absolutely floored us because I’m well. I’ve always been well. I have never really been ill.”<\/p>\n
“When they told me I had cancer, my whole life flashed in front of me,” she added, noting she was looking forward to “long-haul holidays” and retiring with her husband.<\/p>\n
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Ellie Hutson (left) and Tracy Kehoe
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She underwent an awake craniotomy in August 2025, where doctors removed 95% of the tumor. She has since completed six weeks of radiotherapy and four chemotherapy cycles, but has two more to go.<\/p>\n
Doctors have told Kehoe that the tumor is now only visible microscopically after she had her first post-surgery MRI, and the results seem promising.<\/p>\n
Kehoe’s daughter, Ellie Hutson, was “shocked” at first by her mom’s cancer diagnosis, but has organized a special walk to raise money for The Brain Tumor Charity. “My mom, she’s honestly taking this in her absolute stride,” Hutson, 28, said.<\/p>\n
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