Diagnosed with glioblastoma at 31: Her life changed in just over a month

Nearly two weeks before Christmas in 2025, 31-year-old Teresa Hon underwent brain surgery for glioblastoma – the most aggressive and fastest-growing type of brain cancer, and a rare one.

With a tumour size of more than 6cm, it was a highly complex surgery. Because the tumour was close to parts of the brain controlling vital functions, her surgeon could not remove the whole tumour without risking speech loss, hearing loss or paralysis.