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A mum who was suffering from agonising headaches was shocked to discover she had two brain tumours. Watch here:
Kaylee Crawshaw, from Weymouth, Dorset, was suffering from excruciating headaches, and she was initially told that they may have been caused by a trapped nerve.
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However, a CT scan revealed two shadows on the 33-year-old's brain, which she was told were likely to be cancerous.
She said the tumours - measuring 5cm and 1cm, respectively - made her brain look like a fruit bowl, and the larger of the two 'fruits' was removed last week.
"It was like I had a fruit bowl in my head," the funeral arranger said.
"The larger one measured 5cm - about the size of a lime. That was what surgeons removed. I nicknamed it Mike.
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"The second one measured about 1cm, which is about the size of a gooseberry. I nicknamed that one Tilly the Tiny."
Kaylee had a craniotomy at University Hospital Southampton on 26 October, and her 12-year-old daughter Eleanor was relieved when her mum came out of surgery in good shape.
"I came out with almost no side effects, aside from half of my head being shaved," Kaylee said.
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"I decided to shave it before surgery as my hair is my pride and joy. I donated it to The Little Princess Trust.
"I now get tired easily, but I have my eyesight which is something doctors warned could be impacted.
"Whatever the results of my tumour are, we will face them together as a family."
Kaylee is now attempting to complete 100 squats a day in November to raise money for Brain Tumour Research, and she's encouraging everyone to get checked out if they suspect something might be up.
"Being faced with something so horrendous, I've learned that I'm stronger than I thought," she said.
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"I'm deeply passionate about this cause and encouraging people to get checked out if they feel something isn't right.
"My diagnosis came quickly after I experienced headaches.
"I know that some patients may have a different experience. We need to better understand this disease to give families a fighting chance of staying together."
You can donate to Kaylee's fundraiser here.
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