Dad-of-two given just 12 months to live after complaining of headache

A dad-of-two whose headaches turned out to be brain cancer could have just 12 months left to live.

Mark Hampson first fell unwell while watching a boxing match in February last year. The 49-year-old had suffered a bad headache for several days and began struggling to talk.

His 21-year-old son Jake persuaded him to go to Wythenshawe Hospital as his family knew something “wasn’t right”. Following a scan, Mark was given some earth-shattering news – he had cancer and it was terminal.

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Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, his wife of 22 years, Tina, became emotional as she said: “I feel like someone has smashed our lives into millions of pieces. I wouldn’t want anyone else to ever go through what we have been through.

“You’re living day by day because you don’t know what the day is going to bring or what is going to happen. If it weren’t for my son, I don’t think he would be here today.

“He got taken into a room and the doctor closed the curtain. They told him they think he has cancer in the brain because something showed up on the scan. From there, it’s as if the whole world came crashing down.”

Mark, of Wythenshawe, had been suffering headaches for several days but believed they were a result of Bell's palsy, a condition which causes facial muscle weakness. Doctors previously told Mark the headaches were caused by a poor diet, Tina claims. Sadly, his cancer is now at stage four.

Mark, who previously worked as a driver for Manchester Airport and lives in Wythenshawe, has had surgery to remove the tumour but cancerous cells still remain. Tragically, doctors have predicted he only has 12 months left to live.

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