Category: Supporter stories

In this four-part series, Ali Travis, who was diagnosed with a high-grade glioma at just 32, shares his beautifully written and, somehow, positive experience of coming to terms with his diagnosis. 

In his second guest blog post, Ali Travis describes coming to terms with his diagnosis and explaining it to his loved ones. 

In the third of a four-part series, Ali Travis, who is living with a high-grade glioma, shares his experience of coming to terms with his diagnosis. 

In the last of this four-part series, Ali Travis explains how being diagnosed with cancer taught him that “a good life cut short, is still a good life.”

Lizzie Bramall, from Nayland, was just nine when she was diagnosed with a diffuse midline glioma – one of the most aggressive paediatric high-grade gliomas.

Inspired by The Big Bake, read Madelaine’s thoughts as she looks back over the last decade of her mum’s brain tumour diagnosis.

Toni O’Callaghan tells us about her son Jay’s glioblastoma diagnosis in 2021 and highlights the importance of funding glioblastoma research.

Follow Richard and his friend Will as they take on the ultimate Three Peaks Challenge in memory of Richard’s mother, who passed away from a brain tumour in 2019.

Laura Smallbone’s husband, Peter, died on 8th July 2022 after his glioblastoma recurred and there were no remaining treatment options available.

Have you ever thought about taking on an extreme fundraising challenge but was never sure where to start? Take inspiration from some of our incredible community who have gone to the extreme when it comes to accelerating a cure for brain tumours.

Mia Bowater-Wragg, 26, from Sheffield, received a glioblastoma diagnosis in March 2021, having first learned that she had a brain tumour in 2018.

Madi Bayfield, a Young Ambassador and fundraiser for The Charity, organises a football match in memory of her dad, Mat.

Sports commentator Rob Walker, is set to cycle and run from John O’Groats to Land’s End in memory of four friends who passed away in the last two years.

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.

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

Ben Johnson, 24, from Islington, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in November 2019, after suffering a seizure while at university in London.

Jerome van Leeuwen, age 42, originally from The Netherlands and now living in Fife, Scotland was first diagnosed with a pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumour when he was just two years old, it later returned in his 30s.

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.

Karen Bucknall, 52, from Gloucestershire was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2021 after she sought an explanation for the headaches she was experiencing throughout her chemotherapy treatment for stage 3 bowel cancer.

Earlier this Brain Tumour Awareness Month we caught up with one of our Trustees, Hayley Conroy, to learn more about the devastating diagnosis experience that her granddaughter, Lily, and family went through. Ahead of the launch of our faster diagnosis report in just two weeks’ time, we are talking about how important a quick, well-supported, and earlier brain tumour diagnosis process is. You can read our previous blog about why we are campaigning on this here.

Ramona Read was just nine-years-old when she was diagnosed with a low-grade pilocytic astrocytoma in 2021. Her mum, Vicky, shares their story ahead of their appearance on Channel 4’s The Dog House – where families are matched with dogs who hope to find their forever home.

Despite living with a grade four glioblastoma, John will be taking on the London Marathon this March alongside his wife Rachel.

We asked you to limber up and lunge into the New Year with Challenge 88 – a challenge for charity- and you did us proud!