AN Antiques Roadshow star has issued a major health warning after they were diagnosed with cancer.
Theo Burrell, who has an incurable brain tumour says patients are being “let down” by the UK Government – and has backed a charity’s call for increased funding to fight the disease.
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The 36-year-old from East Lothian, was diagnosed with a type of brain tumour known as a glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2022 and was told she would only have three months to live if she didn’t have surgery.
Her surgery was successful in extending her life but she was warned that her condition is incurable as there is currently no treatment for GBM brain tumours.
Ms Burrell is now campaigning alongside the charity Brain Tumour Research to help reach 100,000 signatures on its petition to increase research funding, in the hope of prompting a parliamentary debate.
She said: “When I was told my migraines were in fact brain cancer, I was really shocked and scared.
“I know what’s coming but, for now, I’m just getting on with things.
“I went back to work last week it’s been nice to do something normal from my previous life again.
“I’ve signed the petition and encourage others to do the same.
“It’s hard not to feel angry about the whole experience.
“Brain tumours are so underfunded, and they have such a poor prognosis.
“Brain cancer seems to be a few steps ahead of us, it’s outsmarting us.”
Ms Burrell started suffering from such strong migraines in December 2021 that she was unable to bend over or lie down.
She visited multiple doctors over the following six months, but none of them knew what was wrong.
The pain became so intense that she went to A&E at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 7 June 2022, where a scan revealed she had a glioblastoma.
