A widow has told of how her husband died of a brain tumour after his first symptoms were mixing up his sense of taste and smell.
Hazel Cornwall, 61, grew concerned when her husband Scott because incoherent and started sweating while cleaning in the garage in summer 2019.
Scott, who died in September 2020 aged 59, claimed the cleaning stuff the mum-of-two was using smelled terrible.
The crane operator was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by ambulance in July 2019, where medics feared he was having a stroke.
He was later discharged but his wife feared there was something more serious.
The following day an MRA scan revealed a mass on the brain.
Scott, from Midlothian, was diagnosed as suffering from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Hazel, a nursery nurse, said: "Scott came in and said the cleaning spray had a terrible smell.
"He was really sweating and he wasn't making any sense. An ambulance took Scott to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
"He had auras and he got sweet and sour tastes in his mouth. He was given tablets for a stroke and was sent home, but I thought it was something more serious."
Scott, dad to Ryan, 34, and Kelly, 37, died while his son and wife were with him at a Marie Curie hospice - only a week after he was admitted.
Hazel said: "Scott was never at the doctor's, he was fit and healthy one day then life got turned upside down.
"After the diagnosis, he got sepsis, shingles, and he had a bleed on the brain.
"It was pure devastation, but he remained upbeat. I couldn't comprehend it."
Hazel will be taking part in the Brain Tumour Research charity's 10,000 Steps a Day in February Challenge.
She said: "When Scott was diagnosed with a GBM, he was handed a death sentence.
"It's so important to raise money for research so something can be done about this devastating disease.
"I just want to be able to help the next person who has to go through this."
Matthew Price, community development manager at Brain Tumour Research said: "We're really grateful to Hazel for taking on this challenge for us as it's only with the support of people like her that we're able to progress our research into brain tumours and improve the outcome for patients like Scott who are forced to fight this awful disease."
