Brian told to eat baby food

GRIEVING mum Florence Hutton watched her son die in agony – and hopes nobody else has to go through the same.

Brian Haining visited his doctor on numerous occasions with a sore throat.

Time and time again, he was told by GPs he had a chest infection.

He eventually died after a seven-and-a-half-inch terminal tumour was found in his oesophagus.

“Brian was a strong young man, all muscle, weighing 16 stone,” Florence ( right) said. “By the time he died, he was just three stone.

“When he said he couldn’t swallow, the doctor told him to buy tins of baby food and go away and stop wasting time needed for sick patients.

“When he couldn’t take the pain any longer, he admitted himself to hospital.

“They put a scope down his throat, but accidentally perforated his oesophagus during the procedure.

“When they opened him up to repair the damage, they found a massive tumour. By then, the cancer was too far gone to treat.

“I nursed him until he died 18 months later, aged just 41.”

Grandmother Florence, from Dumbarton, added: “I appreciate mistakes can be made and I don’t expect doctors to be perfect and get it right every time, but if they had sent my son for a scan in the beginning, he may still be here.

“They say scans are expensive, but if it can save a life, I don’t think it should be optional.

“For eight years, I’ve been wondering if a scan could have saved my son.”