'I got devastating diagnosis after my behaviour went from chilled out to horny and aggressive'

A man whose personally changed from easy going to "horny and aggressive" was shocked to be handed a devastating diagnosis.

Shaun Turner, 38, noticed he was feeling more tired than usual and eventually began to lose his sense of smell and eyesight. In 2014, medics discovered an orange-sized mass on his brain.

Shaun underwent an operation to remove the tumour in October 2014, but he says there are still traces of cancer in his brain and it is now monitored during regular scans. Tragically the family were hit by the disease once again in December 2018 when they lost Shaun's mum, Jill Turner, to a glioblastoma - a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumour.

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Jill was initially misdiagnosed with a mental breakdown and died just four months later, her family have said. Dad-of-two Shaun, a Bosun at ferry company Red Funnel, from East Cowes, Isle of Wight, said: "I had personality changes. I'm normally very chilled and easygoing with loads of energy.

"The effects of the tumour made me really tired all the time, really horny and aggressive. In all honesty when I found out it didn't feel real. My entire family and friends were all so worried about it that I didn't feel able to show any weakness or that it fazed me.

"I had a positive attitude and genuinely believed I would be alright, but I was terrified inside. I believe there are very small traces left which is what I had radiotherapy for in December 2020.”

Shaun started experiencing changes in his mood which consisted of getting aggressive and horny. At the same time, he had been gradually losing his sight and so his wife booked an eye test which found an anomaly and led