Wednesday 17 August 2022 01:52 PM Hertfordshire woman wants £100,000 treatment in Germany after incurable brain ... trends now
A 26-year-old former HR manager found out that she has an incurable brain tumour after her headaches and seizures were initially put down to low iron levels.
Paige Gould from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire is 'determined to live for as long as she can' as she fundraisers for specialist treatment, costing £100,000.
In December her life 'flipped upside down' after doctors initially thought she had a low iron count due to her headaches and seizures before realising she has Stage Four glioblastoma multiforme.
Known as a 'fast-growing and aggressive' tumour, which has a survival time of 12 to 18 months, it previously killed her father, Mark, at 38 when she was six-year-old.
And though she has had surgery to remove it, she told the BBC 'it is almost guaranteed to return and normally does so within the first couple of years'.
Her fiancé, Taylor Allen, had been desperately trying to find medical options for Paige when he found her 'second chance at life' and the 'glimmer of hope' she needed in Germany.
Paige Gould from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire is 'determined to live for as long as she can' as she fundraisers for specialist treatment in Germany, costing £100,000
Her fiancé, Taylor Allen (the couple pictured), had been desperately trying to find medical options for Paige when he found her 'second chance at life' and the 'glimmer of hope' she needed
She did have surgery (her scar, pictured) to remove the 'fast-growing and aggressive' tumour but doctors warn it may come back
Originally from Dunmow, Essex, doctors at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge found the tumour on her left frontal lobe last year when she was 25.
And she has so far had brain surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and IVF treatment to freeze her eggs.
'Hearing [the news of the tumour] was extremely disheartening for my family and I,' she added.
She also cannot drive and has been forced to stop working. 'I know that with my amazing
