Overview

• Doctors scheduled an operation on 19 November to remove seven accessible tumours so pathologists can determine why they are growing.
• An MRI identified seven tumours on the left side of Laura Critchley’s brain, which aligns with her sudden loss of speech, plus one deep in the centre.
• She first became disoriented during a Teams presentation in May and later suffered two major seizures at Doncaster Royal Infirmary after a CT scan showed an abnormality.
• Further testing ruled out both types of neurofibromatosis and seven markers linked to meningiomas, and clinicians shifted from MRI monitoring to surgery based on her age and health.
• Her partner, Lee Vaughan, is taking on Brain Tumour Research’s 99 Miles November challenge and has raised about £2,000 toward a £2,740 goal as the family considers potential hereditary risk to their two sons.