May 15th 2024.
Martin Kemp, a well-known actor and former star of EastEnders, recently shared some startling information about his experience with brain tumours. In a candid conversation with his son Roman on their podcast, FFS! My Dad Is Martin Kemp, Martin revealed a unique symptom he didn't even notice until after his diagnosis. It turns out that one of the tumours had caused him to completely lose his sense of smell.
While Martin has been open about his health struggles in the past, this latest revelation sheds even more light on the challenges he faced. He and Roman use their podcast to discuss a variety of topics, and in their most recent episode, Martin got real about what he calls a "petrifying" time in his life. He explained that he didn't realize he had any symptoms until after the tumour was removed, and it wasn't until a year later that he noticed his sense of smell had returned. It was only then that he realized it had been disappearing all along, but it was the only symptom he had noticed.
Martin's son Roman asked him about the experience, and Martin described it as a "nightmare." He was in his mid-thirties, in the best shape of his life, and completely unaware of what was happening in his brain. He was regularly exercising and lifting weights, but then he noticed a large bump at the back of his head. At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, but it quickly grew to the size of an inch within a couple of weeks.
Eventually, Martin's wife Shirlie urged him to go to the hospital, but he was hesitant. He had heard her talk about her own experience with brain tumours, but he didn't want to believe it could happen to him. When Roman asked him if he was scared to go to the hospital, Martin admitted that he was petrified. He was afraid of the attention he would receive as a famous person in the neurology ward. But little did he know, going to the hospital would end up saving his life.
After the grapefruit-sized tumour was removed, doctors discovered another tumour at the top of Martin's spine during an MRI scan. Martin considers this "the luckiest thing" to have ever happened to him. If he hadn't gone to the hospital and had the MRI done, the second tumour would have gone unnoticed and could have been fatal. Martin looks back on this experience positively, believing that if it hadn't been for the first tumour, he may not be here today.
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