MY ACHES AND PAINS TURNED OUT TO BE A BRAIN TUMOUR

Richard had surgery a week after eye test

- BY FREYA INGRAM

Richard Gospel, 44, started experiencing pins and needles in the back of his head and shooting pains in 2023.

Putting it down to the “physical demands” of his job as a livestock farmer, several months later in January 2024, his issues escalated when he started to experience double vision while driving, leaving him “feeling concerned”.

Richard was sent for an eye test through his GP on January 16, 2024, where pressure was detected behind his right eye.

He was referred to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where an MRI scan revealed a cancerous brain tumour.

Richard was diagnosed with grade 4 astrocytoma-an aggressive tumour which forms from the astrocyte cells in the brain.

On January 24 last year he underwent brain surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary which successfully removed the high-grade parts of the tumour.