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Kylie Weatherby with twins Luca & Malena. A mum-of-two from Norfolk, who was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, is celebrating “a Christmas miracle.” See SWNS story SWMRmiracle. Kylie Weatherby, of Thetford, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) – the same highly aggressive type of tumour as EastEnders character Lola Pearce – in May 2021. It was only after delivering her twins, Luca and Malena, two weeks later, at 37 weeks pregnant, that she was able to have her tumour operated on in June 2021. Afterwards, her surgeons said they were confident she showed no evidence of disease. Kylie, who is working with the charity Brain Tumour Research to share her story, went on to have six weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She had enjoyed more than 12 months of stable scans, until last month. A routine MRI scan dealt her a shocking blow when it revealed regrowth of her tumour. On 5 December, the 34-year-old went under the knife once again. It was as she was recovering at home last week that she finally received some good news. What was originally identified as regrowth of Kylie’s GBM has now been identified as a rare stage 2 pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA). The latest growth is not brain cancer and Kylie’s surgeons have told her they believe it to be fully removed.