Rachael, pictured with partner Robert and their baby girl Raeya (Image: SWNS / Rachael Burns) A new mum who thought she just had "dry eyes" was diagnosed with a brain tumour and told she had just months to live. Rachael Burns, 22, started noticing changes to her eyesight after giving birth to her daughter, Raeya, one. The migraines she had suffered with for years intensified and she went to see an optician.
She was told she had a 'dry eye' and was sent home with eyedrops and glasses but Rachael's eyesight worsened. It got so bad her face became lopsided and she was unable to open one eye and was referred to Royal Victoria Hospital. An MRI scan revealed a high-grade cancerous tumour - diffuse midline glioma (DIPG)- that had already spread down her spine.
Rachael has been told she has just months to live and her family are hoping to raise £150,000 for life-extending treatment. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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