is taking part in a major event this weekend.
Nikki Gilmour, 55, was diagnosed with a brain tumour, the size of a lemon, in January 2016 when her son Luke was just 11-years-old.
She is taking part in Cancer Research UK’s 10k Shine Night Walk, which is returning to the city this weekend, at 7pm in Rowntree Park on Saturday (September 28).
Before her diagnosis, Nikki, who lives in central York and is a self-employed beautician, had noticed an odd sensation in her arm. Then a few days later she had soreness in her neck, followed by a pain in her jaw that left her feeling like she couldn't speak.
After being sent to hospital in an ambulance by her GP, she was admitted onto an acute stroke ward for tests, which showed there was swelling on her brain.
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