A much loved mum died after a trip to the opticians led to her being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Maureen McColl died at her home in West Derby on July 2 after an eleven-month battle with an aggressive type of cancer called Glioblastoma. Maureen had been suffering from blurred vision when she went to see her optician last August, who sent her straight to A&E.
The mum-of-three, originally from Old Swan, underwent a series of scans at Aintree Hospital and a week later she was having brain surgery. Despite almost losing her sight and mobility to the disease, Maureen's son Jamie said his mum remained positive throughout her battle with stage four cancer and never complained.
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Paying tribute to his mum, Jamie, 38, said: "She was always trying to keep everyone happy. She loved her family, she loved everyone around her. She loved a party, she loved a dance, and she loved a prosecco. My mum loved spending time with all her grandkids.
"I've got three kids myself, and they just get you through it. They were all very close to my mum - their nanny. You go somewhere and do something and it's like 'remember when we came here with nanny?' They help keep memories fresh of my mum."
Jamie is taking part in the London Marathon on October 2, with all money raised through a Just Giving page going to The Brain Tumour Charity in his mum's memory. Jamie hopes the money will help support people who are going through similar situations and fund vital research into brain tumours.
Maureen, who had three children and seven grandchildren, died eleven months after she went to the opticians in Old Swan with blurred vision.
Jamie said: "When she had been in hospital originally after being in the opticians, obviously she got sent to A&E straight away and then she had brain surgery a couple of days later.
"And it was then after that they did a biopsy, and told her what it was and it was incurable basically. And 11 months later that was what happened."
In a message on the fundraising page, Jamie wrote: "As a family we have watched my mum fight through all of this and we know that more needs to be done to help find a cure and raise awareness for this aggressive disease. Please help us raise much needed funds for The Brain Tumour Charity."
To visit or donate to the fundraiser click here.
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