'Fit and healthy' man sat on glasses before 'awful' diagnosis View 3 Images

A man found out he had a brain tumour after accidentally sitting on his glasses led to his diagnosis. Unsuspecting Mark Barrow, 51, was "nagged" by his wife to get his glasses replaced after breaking them early this year.

After going to the opticians to get new glasses and for a routine check, he was told to see his GP over fears he had high blood pressure. Just weeks later, Mark had a dizzy turn when driving home from work and was rushed to A&E at Royal Stoke Hospital.

There, he had three MRI scans before doctors detected a glioma - a type of cancerous tumour - in his brain in January 2025. Mark, who had never been to a hospital or taken a sick day before showing up at A&E, had also suffered a mini-stroke and

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