A woman called police to thank them after a traffic stop for suspected drunk driving - led to the discovery of a brain tumour.<br /><br />Tamara Palmer was stopped by two officers in December last year after her vehicle hit "the curb multiple times and failed to maintain its lane”.<br /><br />Police footage, from dashboard and body-worn cameras, show Senior Police Officer Raymond Schoonmaker and Patrolman First Class Bret Aton pulling Tamara over.<br /><br />Tamara, a teacher, from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA, didn’t show signs of intoxication, but complained of vision problems and a headache.<br /><br />“I think something medical is going on with you and you really need to go to the hospital,” officer Schoonmaker told Tamara.<br /><br />A spokesman said: “The officers determined that Ms. Palmer was possibly having a medical episode and requested an ambulance."<br /><br />Once at the hospital, doctors found a large brain tumour and performed an emergency operation to remove the tumour.<br /><br />The op was a success and Tamara was discharged from the hospital in a matter of days. <br /><br />Tamara has now fully recovered contacted the Mount Pleasant Police Department to let them know that the officers who pulled her over saved her life.
