Dad diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer after smelling this

By Megan Pocock

A dad was diagnosed with an aggressive and incurable cancer after he started experiencing an unusual symptom - randomly smelling cotton candy.

Steve Turnbull, 63, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma after months of strange smells, sickness, and problems with his vision and balance.

The dad-of-two first became unwell shortly after New Year's Day 2024, when he suddenly vomited after tasting gravy.

Days later, he was hit by a wave of bizarre smells including cotton candy.

After he noticed other symptoms like losing balance, headaches and difficulty walking, an MRI scan revealed a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball in June 2024.

Steve had extensive radiotherapy and chemotherapy to manage the tumor’s size and is now awaiting results from a follow-up MRI scan to determin