Author: Helen Rogers

Five year old Mercy is battling an incurable brain tumour. Her family are crowdfunding for £100,000 for medication from abroad.

“On most of our walks, we met people who have been affected by brain tumours.”

Georgina Johnstone, from Harrogate, was just one when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour last September. Now her family are raising awareness of brain tumour symptoms to help others spot the signs.

“I’m very much expecting this to be a brutal challenge both physically and mentally.”

“I am determined to complete my dream of climbing this rather large hill and show my son, Spencer, that however tough times can feel, you must stay strong, keep fighting and never give up.”

This Sunday October 8th, our team of 66 runners will line up for this year’s Royal Parks Half Marathon. In this post, three of them share their motivations to take part.

On September 10th, our team of 140 runners took on the Great North Run for The Brain Tumour Charity. In this post, runners and Charity team members share their thoughts on a memorable day.

Meet the “Marvellous Marshians”, a group of friends from Kent who are taking on their third 20 mile fundraising walk for The Charity.

Harry, from St Albans, is helping raise awareness during National Eye Health Week.

Anya needed 18 months of rehabilitation for an acoustic neuroma. Here’s her account of what happened.

Friends to cycle 300 miles, from London to Paris, in memory of Fergus’s brother Angus.

Siobhan and family turned a group headshave into a Family Fun Day and raised nearly £12k!

Adrian Conoboy MBE is the Founder and Director of We Can Kick It, a charity that harnesses the power of football to help children cope with cancer. In this post, he explains how his own brain tumour diagnosis inspired We Can Kick It.

Since her diagnosis, Sophie and friends have done some incredible fundraising. Learn about how she became Brainbabe!

Warwick Ashburner, from Preston, swam 13.2 miles in Coniston Water – to raise funds and awareness of brain tumours

A team from The Brain Tumour Charity headed to the Black Mountains near Hay-on-Wye on June 9th, to boldly tackle the Dell Technologies Management Challenge with Run 4 Wales.

Five weeks after the London Marathon, Camilla, who is undergoing treatment for a glioblastoma brain tumour, looks back on a race she thought she might not be able to start, let alone finish.

US musician Josh explains how making music is helping him navigate chemotherapy treatment for a brain tumour.

Dad James, and children Molly and Oliver, began their virtual challenge in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity last October – walking over 4,000 miles from Newcastle to Florida in Sarah’s memory. They will take their final steps in Disney World, Florida, on May 23rd, Sarah’s birthday.

Baljit Ahluwalia, one of our Involvement Volunteers, attended a fundraising event held by the Atwal Family. Here’s her account of what happened.

“Mummy Has a Lump”, inspired by Simone’s own brain tumour diagnosis, is now listed as a resource on our website.

Get to know some of the brave people who will be running the 2023 London Marathon in support of The Brain Tumour Charity.

Now he is training for his first race after diagnosis – the Bournemouth Bay Run

Tom, from London, will stride out across the UK this year to raise funds and awareness of brain tumours. His next walk is Kielder Water, Northumberland, this weekend.