Scots Antiques Roadshow expert shares 'heartbreak' as brain tumour returns
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish Antiques Roadshow expert Theo Burrell has fresh heartbreak after discovering that her brain tumour has started to grow again.The 37-year-old, from East Lothian, candidly opened up about her cancer journey after she was struck with a diagnosis of stage four brain cancer (glioblastoma) in June 2022 following a series of severe migraines.Theo, who now lives in Edinburgh, has been keeping followers updated about her battle with cancer, and dropped the bombshell news that the tumour has returned this week.
Theo, mum to three-year-old son Jonah, told fans on Instagram: "It's with some heartbreak that I can confirm my glioblastoma has started regrowing.
Although this was always an inevitability, it has been a difficult couple of weeks for me and my family, as we deal with the news and await a treatment plan."She added: "I am extremely grateful for having had such a good quality of life over the last two years, and I intend to take on the next step of my journey with everything I've got."The Scottish BBC star previously explained that she had heartbreakingly accepted that cancer will "take her life" but it hasn't stopped her advocating for better support and awareness of the condition. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Theo has undergone an operation, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy since her diagnosis.
Her doctors had previously warned her that she would have just three months to live if she chose not to undergo any treatments.Continually advocating for greater research into brain cancer, Theo is a devoted patron of Brain Tumour Research.
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