Ithought my symptoms were perimenopause - I was so wrong

A 'fit and healthy' woman who thought her daily seizure episodes were due to the menopause was shocked to find out she had a rare brain tumour . Jennifer Rademeyer, 42, was suffering from up to six seizures a day before she visited the doctors in January 2023.

The commercial data executive said she believed the repeating 10-second “fuzzy” sensations were down to hormone changes due to perimenopause . During this time she kept up with her busy lifestyle of working full-time and rigorous exercise , including running half marathons.

But nine months later, in March 2024, after visiting the GP, a neurological test discovered an inch-long, rare ganglioglioma brain tumour . Now, just over a year on from her diagnosis, she is ca

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