A WOMAN from Fernhill Heath whose operation to remove a brain tumour was cancelled three times has finally had the life-changing procedure.

Emily Bennett was originally due to have the operation to remove the benign growth, which was causing her to have seizures, memory loss and extreme tiredness, at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday, December 2 last year, but the procedure was cancelled in favour of more urgent cases.

Although it was rescheduled for Monday, December 8, the operation was again cancelled as there were no beds available. A third appointment, booked for Monday, January 12, was also cancelled for the same reason.

But yesterday, Tuesday, January 27, the 24-year-old finally underwent the vital operation at the QE.

Speaking to the BBC yesterday afternoon Mum Maxine Renton said: “She’s just been moved into intensive care.

“I’ve been allowed to go into see her.

“She’s awake and she’s talking but she’s very, very tired.”

Miss Bennett had an operation to remove a malignant tumour when she was eight, but developed two more two years ago. An annual MRI scan in October last year showed they had grown and the decision was made to operate.

Earlier this month Ms Renton told your Worcester News the stress of the cancellations was taking a serious toll on her daughter’s health.