I thought I'd hurt my foot - but the odd sensation was a sign of deadly brain cancer - now, at 40, I have months to live

Daily Mail Health · 17 August 2026 at 12:22

I thought I'd hurt my foot - but the odd sensation was a sign of deadly brain cancer - now, at 40, I have months to live

A 40-year-old mother has warned the public never to dismiss worrying symptoms - after her 'tendonitis' turned out to be terminal brain cancer.

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I thought I'd hurt my foot - but the odd sensation was a sign of deadly brain cancer - now, at 40, I have months to live

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