Miss Lambert said she was having seizures up to seven times a day.<\/p>\n
“I had an episode in front of my mum for the first time ever,” she said.<\/p>\n
“She said ‘you’re having a seizure’.<\/p>\n
“I went back to the GP and said, ‘I don’t think I’m having panic attacks, I think I’m having seizures’. The GP said, ‘get your story straight.'”<\/p>\n
Jessie said she was told at her third appointment to meditate, focus on her diet and rest.<\/p>\n
She was eventually referred for an MRI and EEG scan at Royal Derby Hospital in March 2024 and was found to have a 1.5in by 1in (4cm by 3cm) brain tumour.<\/p>\n
Jessie said: “I thought I was never going to get answers. <\/p>\n
“Because of my persistence, by ringing everyday and chasing every appointment, I thankfully got to where I am now after being dismissed and even misdiagnosed.<\/p>\n
“It took me seven months to finally get diagnosed which for some is seven months too late.<\/p>\n
“I just think they should have taken my situation more seriously. I think even after I was finally referred, they didn’t quite believe me still. <\/p>\n
“Young people need to be taken seriously.”<\/p>\n
Jessie underwent a six-hour surgery to remove 40% of the tumour, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy.<\/p>\n