A woman called police to thank them after being stopped for suspected drink driving led to the discovery of a brain tumour. Tamara Palmer was stopped by police in December after her vehicle hit the curb multiple times and failed to stay in its lane.
Tamara didn’t show signs of drinking, but complained of vision problems and a headache. Police officer Raymond Schoonmaker told her: “I think something medical is going on with you and you really need to go to the hospital."
A police spokesman said: “The officers determined that Ms. Palmer was possibly having a medical episode and requested an ambulance."
Once at the hospital, doctors found a large brain tumour and performed an emergency operation to remove the tumour.
The operation was a success and Tamara was discharged from the hospital in a matter of days.
Tamara has now fully recovered and contacted police to let them know that the officers who pulled her over saved her life.
Tamara is back to teaching.
“Without their quick analysis of the situation, the outcome could have ended differently,” police added .
