A person from Surrey who mentioned going to Specsavers “saved his life” after he was identified with a mind tumour has taken to the skies to boost consciousness of the illness.
Mike Noto, 40, from Addlestone, took half in a watch watering 15,000ft skydive at Outdated Sarum Park Airfield in Salisbury on Friday (21st June) in help of Mind Tumour Analysis.
The daddy of three, who owns an air-con firm, swapped cool items for cool heights. He mentioned: “The skydive was unreal. It was like the sensation you get on a rollercoaster multiplied by 10. A wild expertise, I liked each a part of it and wasn’t nervous in any respect. I’m already taking a look at one other one and would like to do a solo bounce sooner or later.”
Mike was identified with a meningioma following a routine eye take a look at at Specsavers in Addlestone in September 2022.
He was initially informed bursts of debilitating ache in his head had been migraines. Nonetheless, an MRI scan left docs in shock after revealing a mass the scale of a tennis ball rising inside his cranium.
Mike, who’s married to Sarah and father to Grace, Oscar and Package, mentioned: “The docs couldn’t perceive how I used to be strolling and speaking as nice as I used to be, with the scale of the mass they’d seen rising on my mind. After I noticed the scan picture, the tumour was overlaying half the display. Had it been left any longer it may have been deadly.”
The entire tumour was eliminated in a 10-hour operation and Mike is now being monitored with annual scans.
Mike added: “I’m extremely grateful to the crew at Specsavers and the NHS employees who taken care of me in hospital. I really feel lucky that my mind tumour may very well be handled. I perceive that different sufferers don’t at all times have this selection.”
To donate to Mind Tumour Analysis through Mike’s Bounce for Hope, please go to: www.justgiving.com/web page/mike-noto-1718205511954
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