I brushed off symptoms as ADHD until a suitcase fell on my head and revealed I had terminal cancer aged 29

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LAUREN Macpherson put her bad memory and mood swings down to ADHD – but it turned out to be terminal brain tumour and docs say she’s only got years to live.

The 29-year-old’s condition was discovered after a heavy case fell from the luggage rack of a train and landed on her head, prompting a hospital trip.

Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a music festival in London when a heavy suitcase fell on her headCredit: WNS
She’s struggled with strange symptoms for years before, which she put down to ADHDCredit: WNS
But scans after the incident revealed she had a brain tumour, which turned out to be terminalCredit: WNS

Lauren had been on the train home from a music festival in London when the incident happened, and was taken off the train halfway through her journey home and rushed to hospital due to severe pain.

She suffered instant swelling and doctors feared she may have a fractured spine or concussion.

Scans revealed Lauren, a cardiac physiologist from Cardiff, had a shadow on her brain, which turned out to be a tumour.

She was told she could have as little as 12 months to live.