Woman, 24, dies from undiagnosed brain tumour after being told 14 TIMES by doctors that she was suffering from migraines
Loved ones described Stephanie Dickson as 'happy, fit and intelligent'
A YOUNG woman has died from an undiagnosed brain tumour after making 14 trips to the doctors - and being repeatedly told she was suffering from migraines.
Stephanie Dickson, 24, was discovered dead in her bed just hours after being sent home from A&E.
Four years on, an investigation into her death has revealed that the office worker had a 98 per cent chance of survival if she had been given the correct treatment up until the night she died.
Stephanie's school friend Laura Aberdour, 27, said: "We have all been left broken by what's happened.
"It's truly devastating.
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"It's taken me until now to be strong enough to talk about it because it should never have happened.
"She was only 24. She didn't need to die."
Stephanie had been complaining of a sore neck, severe headaches and dizziness for around nine months before her untimely death.
She was prescribed painkillers for "stress-related" headaches, before eventually taking herself to A&E at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on April 5, 2013.
She was placed on a drip, but discharged the next day.
Hours later the 24-year-old died after telling friends she had a ";gut feeling" something was wrong.
An investigation into her death showed her tumour, which was benign, had caused a build-up of pressure inside her skull.
It could "almost certainly" have been treated successfully right up until the night before her death, findings revealed.
Up until the night before she died, she had a 98 per cent chance of survival.
Laura Aberdour
Laura added: "Steph was so fit and she had an amazing figure. It's just so tragic. She had her full life ahead of her.
"We put faith in medical professionals but nobody took Steph seriously when she thought something was wrong. She didn't need to die.
"Up until the night before she died, she had a 98 per cent chance of survival."
Now friends are raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity.
Brian Cook, medical director for University Hospitals and Support Services, NHS Lothian,
issued an apology on behalf of the hospital.
He said: "We would like to offer our most sincere condolences to Stephanie’s family and friends, and we fully support the work they are doing to raise awareness of the symptoms and consequences of brain tumours."
To donate to a fundraising page in Stephanie's memory, .
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