Karen Tait was diagnosed with brain cancer. (The Brain Tumour Charity/Karen T via SWNS)
A woman who was bedridden for two years after doctors dismissed her flu-like symptoms as fibromyalgia was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
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Karen Tait in the hospital. (The Brain Tumour Charity/Karen T via SWNS)
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