AN INSPIRATIONAL brain tumour survivor has donated £500 to a charity that supported her throughout her journey.

Forty-nine-year-old Miranda Broadbent, who lives in Hatch Warren was told she had a brain tumour in 2019 after having trouble with headaches, hearing, and sinuses.

She said: “I went for an MRI because I was becoming a cabin crew member and I had problems with my hearing and sinuses and they couldn’t find what it was. After the scan, I got diagnosed with a brain tumour.

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“Just before Covid in 2020 I was on a night stop in Milan, and I got a call from Southampton General Hospital saying I needed to get there immediately because my tumour and grown aggressively.”

Miranda had two operations to remove the tumour, with the first one lasting nine hours.

After the first operation, Miranda was discharged but two and a half weeks later, she collapsed at home meaning a second 11-hour operation was needed.

She added: “While I was in hospital my mum contacted Headway and asked if I could come here.

“It has helped in a lot of ways but just basically being with people that understand what it feels like. We have done a lot of courses on fatigue and managing fatigue because that links with brain injuries.

Headway Basingstoke is a local independent registered charity supporting people living with brain injury and their carers and families in north Hampshire.

Following her treatment Miranda stated working in B&M in Kempshott when she entered and won a staff Christmas competition, winning £500 to donate to a charity of her choice.

She added: “I love Christmas and all the kids want to be at my house at Christmas because it's covered in stuff it is like a gingerbread house. I sent six photos in and they phoned me and said that they had picked my picture, which made me feel so happy.

“They asked for a charity name and immediately I said Headway. They have supported me so much.”

David Barker, manager of B&M Kempshott, added “It feels great to give the cheque to Miranda because she knows that I also had a brain tumour myself so it’s a great charity and Miranda is lovely.”

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Miranda is now volunteering at the charity to help others and has to have six-monthly scans for the next three years, her last two scans have been clear.

She added: “I would urge anyone that gets recurring headaches to see their GP.”

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