Megan Jackson had been experiencing headaches since being diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2020, and her doctor noticed her left pupil was bigger than her right pupil. According to Daily Mail - Health, Megan Jackson described being sent to hospital for an emergency same-day scan, which confirmed she had a brain aneurysm that is inoperable due to its size. If the aneurysm ruptures, it will cause a subarachnoid haemorrhage that will kill her instantly, and she is taking medications to lower her blood pressure to reduce the risk of rupture.
Jackson is currently on sick leave from her nursing job, following maternity leave after giving birth to her three-month-old son Albie, and she has a two-year-old daughter named Georgie. According to Daily Mail - Health, she said she might not return to nursing if things keep progressing as they are. According to Daily Mail - Health, Megan Jackson described fearing her children growing up without their mother and leaving behind her husband, and she and her husband Liam burst out crying upon hearing the diagnosis.
Knowing I have something in my brain that could instantly kill me is terrifying.
She has taken up baking and opened a cake shed that sells out every weekend, and according to Daily Mail - Health, she described being grateful to be alive each day and trying to live each day like it's her last. The long-term prognosis or survival rate for someone with a 5mm inoperable brain aneurysm is not specified, and it is unknown what specific symptoms, besides the pupil size difference and headaches, she experienced leading to the diagnosis.
I fear my children growing up without their mum and also leaving behind my husband.
It's so scary; there's a ticking time bomb in my head that could go off at any point.
The doctor noticed my left pupil was bigger than my right.
I was sent to hospital for an emergency same-day scan.
It was confirmed I had a brain aneurysm and it was inoperable due to its size.
Me and my husband, Liam, burst out crying. I could see the pure sadness in his face.
If things keep progressing like they are, I won't be returning to nursing.
Every time I open my eyes, I'm grateful I'm still alive so I'm trying to live each day like it's my last.