Woman relieved after 'brain tumor' turns out to be parasite

"The good news is, I don't have cancer."

That is also surprising news, because doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital thought just the opposite - until last September, when neurosurgeons opened up Rachel Palma's skull.

They fully expected to find a marble-size malignant brain tumor. Instead, they found a parasite.

It was January of last year when strange things started happening to the 42-year-old from Middletown.

She'd suddenly drop her coffee mug. She couldn't remember words. She tried calling deceased relatives.

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