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13.05.2023 - 19:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots teenager who can't feel the top to her head after undergoing surgery says her 'constantly growing' brain tumour is 'getting in the way of her dream job'.
Molly Whitelaw, 18, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed with the tumour in January 2021 after her optician couldn’t see the back of her eye during a routine check-up. He sent her straight to T he Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
A CT scan revealed a mass on her brain which was swollen. Molly was sent to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People for an MRI scan which confirmed she had a brain tumour.
The student who is currently studying childhood practice at Edinburgh College, said: “Since my diagnosis, scans show my tumour has been constantly growing and I’m really concerned because I may need to have surgery again.
"It’s the height of assessment season and I don’t want to miss anything. I’m at college training for my dream job of working with nursery school children but my brain is getting in the way.”
When she was younger, Molly had a squint in her eye but it “started turning out again” in January 2021. That's when she went to her optician.
Molly said: “I instantly thought of cancer and it really scared me. I had an operation which went well but since then, I haven’t been able to feel the top of my head because of damage to a nerve ending, it’s really weird.
“I finish my course at the end of May. I’m currently doing a placement at Busy Bees Nursery in Broughton, I love it and hope to work there. I get dizziness quite often and really bad migraines but I’ve got medication which gets rid of it.”
Despite her health challenges Molly is taking on the Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge , to raise vital funds for the charity Brain Tumour Research.
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