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i for one never take a roller-coaster ride as i generally feel drunk due to vertigo and enjoy the dizziness. While others spend on drugs to get that feeling i buy medicine to get rid of it. As such i never could enjoy any joy ride. So got shocked when i read the news that a roller-coaster ride cured somebody of a long lasting tumor. If you don't believe please read on.Inscrutable are the ways of God. A rollercoaster saved my life: Girl diagnosed with huge brain tumour makes miraculous recovery after going on white-knuckle ride Amazed medics say Emma Bassett only survived as long as she had because of ride which had re-distributed fluid causing dangerous pressure on her skull Life or death ride: Doctors told Emma riding the rollercoasters saved her life Caters A student who was hours from death when she was diagnosed with a huge brain tumour has stunned doctors by making an incredible recovery. Emma Bassett was horrified when she was diagnosed with a deadly brain tumour - and amazed medics explained that she'd only survived as long as she had because of a rollercoaster ride - which had re-distributed fluid causing dangerous pressure on her skull. Doctors feared the tumour, the size of a satsuma, had been silently growing in the core of Emma's brain for almost seven years - and was so advanced it was on the brink of killing her. Devastatingly, they warned Emma that the operation needed to save her life could leave her in a vegetative state, and requiring round-the-clock care.Rehabilitation: After her operation Emma had to learn to walk, talk and eat again Caters But incredibly, seven years after the operation that she believed would end her quality of life, Emma, from Twickenham, London, has stunned doctors by making a miraculous recovery. She had to learn how to walk, talk and even eat again - but with the support of her family, her long road to recovery is finally over, and the student is now looking forward to spending a summer teaching at Camp America. Brave Emma, 20, has now teamed up with the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, and is championing their HeadSmart campaign - which aims to raise awareness of how to spot the early signs of a brain tumour. Emma, who now studies Primary Teaching at St Mary's University, said: "It was such a shock to discover I'd had this tumour growing inside me, probably for years, without me knowing anything about it. "I'm incredibly fortunate that I managed to make a good recovery after my operations. "The doctors told my parents that I would need 24 hour care, and I'd probably be in a dependent state after the operation, because the tumour was wrapped about my brain stem, and the surgeons thought removing it would cause irreparable damage. "After the operation, I couldn't walk, talk, or even feed myself. But I was determined I'd walk again and beat the tumour. "It has taken years of hard work, but now, I'm finally able to do the things I've always wanted to and live the life I've always wanted to lead. "At my latest scan, there was no sign of the tumour returning either, so it's great news."Emma's tumour was first diagnosed when she was 12 - after weeks of suffering bad headaches and dizziness Caters Emma's tumour was first diagnosed when she was 12 - after weeks of suffering bad headaches and dizziness. Her worried mum, Gina, took her to an optician - who referred her for further eye tests at the hospital six weeks later. But specialists at St George's Hospital, Tooting, were horrified when they realised the cause of her problems was a tumour was so big it was stopping vital fluid moving around Emma's brain - leaving her with just hours to live. And they explained that Emma has only survived until now thanks to a roller coaster ride she'd been on two weeks earlier - which had briefly redistributed fluid on her brain, buying her a precious few extra days. Emma recalled: "I had been getting really bad headaches, and being sick, as well as feeling dizzy, but my parents put it down to me being nervous about starting secondary school. "It was only when my balance got really bad mum took me to the opticians, as we thought I might need glasses. "But the optician told us to go straight to hospital - and the doctors who saw me there were really worried. "I went to hospital on Wednesday, and the doctors told me that I would have been dead by Friday if I hadn't got help. "They showed me a scan of my brain and the tumour was enormous. I told them I'd been to Thorpe Park and on all the rollercoasters with my friends, and they said that had saved my life. "I had my first operation the very next day, which left me with a shunt coming out of my head, to drain away fluid. "I was in such shock when I found out what was wrong with me. I was worried, but everything happened so quickly I didn't have time to be frightened."Life-saver: Emma had been to Thorpe Park for the day with friends..... Rex and had been on a series of rollercoasters which docs say redistributed fluid causing dangerous pressure on her skull Getty Doctors told Emma's devastated parents their daughter would need two further operations on the tumour, that may leave her severely disabled. Medics believed the damage caused by removing the tumour might leave her in a vegetative state, and doubted she'd ever be able to live a normal life - but slowly, Emma has made an incredible recovery and defied their predictions. She spent a year with her leg in a splint, and then a further two years walking with a crutch - and still had to have special insoles in her shoes to support her walking. Now, the only sign of her brave battle is a slight paralysis on the left side of her face. Emma said: "I have had so much hydrotherapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy to get me where I am today. "The doctors thought I might make slight improvements after my operation, but they have since told me they never expected me to come anywhere near as far as I have. "I certainly don't think they expected to see me at university and walking around. "It's taken a lot of determination and hard work, but I'm really proud of how far I've managed to come, and hope that my story can help someone else spot the signs of a brain tumour before it's too late. "When I look back, I realise that I had all the classic brain tumour symptoms - but nobody, including a family member who is a nurse, spotted them. "Hopefully, I can help other people aware of those early warning signs through the HeadSmart campaign."
