An immigrant from Ukraine grew a brain tumor for decades, which she did not know about: her life was saved by observant American cops

When you get pulled over by traffic police, it's usually bad news. But for one South Carolina woman, it likely saved her life, reports USAToday.

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Police in the coastal city of Mount Pleasant in South Carolina responded to a call in December about possible drunk driving. Their dashcam recorded the driver, Tamara Palmer, hitting several curbs and driving out of her lane. But the woman was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

“Did you drink anything today?” one of the officers asked the woman after she stopped. Palmer replied that she had been drinking tea.

This response, combined with Palmer's erratic driving and her complaint of a severe headache, prompted the officers to call an ambulance.

Palmer still can't believe what happened next.

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Shock

Palmer recalls being placed in an ambulance and waking up during an MRI. Soon after, doctors told her that she had a brain tumor.

Two days later, doctors performed an emergency eight-hour operation on Palmer to remove the tumor, which was not cancerous.

“I’m still in shock,” Palmer said. “The officers found out about my medical condition so quickly and sent me to the emergency room. If they hadn't reacted so quickly and let me go, who knows what would have happened."

Palmer said her doctor believes the tumor has been growing since 1986, when the 58-year-old woman lived about 16 miles from the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

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Palmer was 22 at the time and said she did not leave the area for about three days, initially believing government assurances that there was no danger. Palmer said that 10 years after that, she moved to the US to treat one of her daughters, who developed a dangerous skin disease due to radiation.

Gratitude to our "angels"

About two months after the operation, Palmer tracked down the two officers who had helped rescue her: Patrolman Bret Aton and Officer Raymond Schoonmaker.

On March 10, Palmer presented them with awards for saving her life. Another ceremony open to the public is set for March 14.

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"Every morning I wake up thinking about them and saying, 'Thank you God for sending me these angels,'" Palmer said.

Operation Palmer took place on 4 December. She turned 58 a week later.

“They gave me the best birthday gift I could ever ask for: my life,” she said.

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