'I went to Specsavers after partner noticed strange eye symptom - now I'm battling a tumour'

Micha Acopiado has been diagnosed with a signifier 3 encephalon tumour aft her spouse noticed an unusual symptom, arsenic her enactment friends launched a fundraiser successful her honour

A nurse who visited her opticians erstwhile her spouse noticed her oculus shaking was shocked erstwhile doctors aboriginal found a tumour successful her brain.

Micha Acopiado, 27, had been surviving successful Hull for a twelvemonth erstwhile her limb began feeling “tingly and numb” and migraines she had suffered for years became worse. When her spouse said her close oculus was shaking she visited Specsavers who recovered her optic nervus was swollen and referred her to a specializer oculus clinic.

An MRI scan recovered a glioma -a tumour - successful respective parts of her brain. She told Hull Live : “It was specified a large daze and I was truthful scared. I moved to Hull successful February 2023 and past January my limb started feeling tingly and numb, and the sensation went from my limb down to my elbow and to my hand. I went to my GP and I was sent to physiotherapy, but the symptom didn't spell away. My migraines besides got worse and were truthful severe.

"Then I was with my spouse 1 time and helium told maine my close oculus was shaking. I thought I conscionable needed glasses, truthful I went to Specsavers wherever they did an oculus trial and told maine my optic nervus was truly swollen, and referred maine to the oculus clinic.

"It's been truly stressful to spell through, particularly due to the fact that each my household unrecorded successful the Philippines. I person a spouse present who is astonishing and truthful supportive, but aft my diagnosis I told him to permission maine due to the fact that I don't cognize however agelong I volition live. I was truly hoping it would beryllium astatine signifier 1 oregon two. But my spouse said, 'Don't worry, we volition combat this together'. He's a bully man."

A fewer weeks later, Micha had a biopsy, and different cognition successful which surgeons removed portion of the tumour. Doctors were capable to find from the effect of the biopsy that the signifier of Micha's tumour is aboriginal signifier three. She is present undergoing chemotherapy attraction and volition person different MRI scan aboriginal this twelvemonth to find the size of the tumour and whether oregon not she volition request radiotherapy.

Because Micha is not entitled to longer sick pay, her colleagues astatine Castle Hill Hospital acceptable up a Gofundme to assistance enactment Micha portion she is undergoing treatment, and to rise funds for her parent to question to Hull from the Philippines. It reads: “Micha is simply a vibrant, hardworking, and loving idiosyncratic who has dedicated her beingness to caring for others arsenic a caregiver successful the Philippines and successful Hull, UK. Now, she needs our assistance much than ever.

"Micha is lone 27 buthas been diagnosed with signifier 3 diffused infiltrative glioma, a uncommon and assertive encephalon tumour. She is presently undergoing chemotherapy and volition soon statesman radiotherapy arsenic portion of her year-long attraction plan. Unfortunately, the treatments permission her successful changeless symptom and with debased immunity, making it intolerable for her to work.

"Micha moved to the UK conscionable a twelvemonth agone to prosecute her dreams and physique a amended future. As she has not been present agelong enough, she is not entitled to longer sick wage oregon statutory pay. She has present mislaid her income wholly and is struggling to conscionable adjacent her basal regular surviving expenses.

“Micha’s travel is simply a testament to her resilience and determination, but nary 1 should look this alone. Let’s amusement her that she is not alone, and that her assemblage stands with her.

"Every donation, nary substance however small, volition marque a quality successful Micha’s life. If you’re incapable to lend financially, delight see sharing this run with your web and keeping Micha successful your prayers."