Overview

• Jessie Mae Lambert, 28, began experiencing hallucinations in October 2023, which her GP attributed to anxiety and treated with medication.
• Her episodes worsened to as many as seven a day, and she says she was later advised to change her diet before further checks were arranged.
• After a seizure on December 21, 2023, MRI and EEG identified a brain mass; Royal Derby Hospital referred her on to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
• Surgeons removed 40% of the tumour but stopped due to stroke risk from its proximity to a main nerve, with biopsy confirming a grade two astrocytoma and epilepsy, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy.
• She now has MRI scans every three months, with the latest showing shrinkage, and reports ongoing memory, attention and language difficulties that led her to retrain as a nail technician.