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I beat brain cancer and was told to 'pop the Champagne' to celebrate - but just days later

Darren Gooch (pictured with family, left, and in hospital, right) , 45, who lives in Sutton, south London , began suffering from seizures, behaviour changes and memory loss in the summer of 2023. Devastatingly, tests revealed that he had a rare type of lymphoma. However, he was declared free of the disease in January after undergoing months of chemotherapy. The plumbing and heating engineer, who ran his own business, was even told by doctors to celebrate and open a bottle of champagne. But, just over a week later, he suffered seizures and was told he had a new tumours on his brain - meaning the cancer had returned. Mr Gooch, who has been forced to dissolve his business due to his diagnosis, is now trying to do something he enjoys and laugh every day in the hopes of ridding himself of the disease again.

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Martina Birk

Update: 2024-04-16