BBC star shares shock brain tumour diagnosis after horrific bike crash
ok.co.ukBBC Scotland presenter Glenn Campbell has revealed that he is battling a brain tumour.The 47 year old only found out about the tumour after he was rushed to hospital following a horrific bicycle crash which saw him left with ten broken ribs and a bloodied and bruised face.
When doctors treated him, they discovered the tumour, and in a message to his colleagues in the BBC Scotland politics team, Glenn revealed that he is set to undergo surgery in just a few days' time.
In the message, Glenn said that he does not believe the tumour had caused his accident – but it is possible the fall “helped reveal the tumour earlier than might otherwise have been the case”.
He insisted he is as “optimistic as it is possible to be” ahead of having surgery on Thursday, adding the operation is the “only way to find out exactly what type and grade the tumour is and to decide on further treatment”.
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