Teenager Max Hall, 14, suffered from persistent headaches for a year which forced him to miss school. However, when he visited the doctor with his father, he should have assured him that it was a normal migraine and advised him to take ibuprofen. , a few months later, the family learned that the boy had an incurable brain tumor.
- The boy Max Hall suffered from unbearable headaches for a long time.
- Later examinations revealed an inoperable tumor in Max’s brain.
- The family is now raising funds for immunotherapy treatment in Germany.
Max from Corby, England, visited his doctor in January 2025 to find out the cause of the unbearable headaches that had been making his life miserable for months. According to his father, Stephen, the specialist advised him to rest and take ibuprofen. Although the teenager appeared to be able to control his symptoms with medication, he suffered a seizure in late November and was taken to hospital.
While being transported in the ambulance, he had another seizure and had to be put on life support. Upon arrival at the hospital, he was immediately hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
At first, doctors thought he had a severe viral infection, but CT and MRI scans revealed a much worse cause. He actually had a large tumor in his brain that was inoperable due to its location. The family therefore started collecting money for immunotherapy treatment in Germany. “Words can’t describe how we feel, it’s like the worst nightmare you can’t wake up from,” Stephen explained, devastated.
The family is currently awaiting the results of a biopsy to determine the exact type of cancer the teenager had. But doctors know that it is located in the part of the brain responsible for communication, speech and memory. “We noticed that his short-term memory is deteriorating and he is starting to feel sick. He is constantly tired and sometimes speaks unintelligibly,” added the father.
Stephen believes that things would have turned out differently if the doctor, he says, had not underestimated his son’s headaches. But Max is positive and full of hope. “We want him to get the best possible treatment. With his story, we also try to prevent other children from getting into a similar situation,” Stephen finished.
