A couple of years after her last child was born, Zains noticed her right arm and leg would heat up and become heavy and she began to experience muscle spasms in her face. Concerned, her doctor sent her for a brain scan to find out what was happening. |
Muscle spasms, loss of balance, drowsiness, and changes in speech or vision are all symptoms of a number of ailments, including a brain tumour. Brain tumours are more common in older people and more likely to develop in men, so as a young mother, Zains' diagnosis was surprising. |