A man’s symptoms were dismissed by a doctor as he was accused of ‘faking it’ before he ended up being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Stephen Blakeston began experiencing jumbled speech, severe headaches and distress in October 2010, all of which were described as being totally out of character for him.

Stephen Blakeston's headaches and jumbled speech were dismissed as "stress" as the dad of two was told he was faking it.

Stephen Blakeston, 53, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma after experiencing distress, bad headaches and disordered speech - an aggressive brain tumour which leaves sufferers with a typical lifespan of