Category: Supporter stories

A loving wife spent 11 years managing symptoms of an undiagnosed brain tumour whilst she cared for her unwell mother and her husband who also had cancer.

A student who was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was studying at university has praised The Brain Tumour Charity’s support and information for getting him through his ordeal.

A mum-of-two who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after a holiday in Las Vegas and its recurrence when she was pregnant is fundraising for The Brain Tumour Charity.

A family who lost their dad and husband to an aggressive brain tumour just days after diagnosis has shared how his influence lives on through his ‘life lessons’.

A mum who had been to the GP countless times with excruciating headaches was only diagnosed with a brain tumour after a full body scan following her pancreatic tumour diagnosis.

An adventurer who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after first experiencing symptoms whilst climbing a volcano is taking on a mountaineering challenge to fundraise for The Brain Tumour Charity.

A travel addict who lives with the ongoing effects of a brain tumour which hemorrhaged when she was a teenager hasn’t let it stop her from enjoying life today.

A mum-of-two who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour seven years ago is crediting a positive mental attitude to helping her to navigate daily life alongside the condition.

A woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour less than two years after losing her mum to the disease is encouraging others to live life by seizing the day.

A successful lawyer credits children’s literature for helping her to rediscover a love of reading after her brain tumour diagnosis and treatment left her with severe fatigue and reduced concentration.

A pregnant mum-of-three, who feared that she would never see the face of her unborn son as a brain tumour was crushing her optic nerve, is fundraising to find a cure for the disease.

A family spent the pandemic making memories with their four-year-old son who lost his life just a few months later to one of the most aggressive brain tumours his doctors had ever seen.

Rhudi Baume-Kennedy, 20, explains how his experience of spending nine months trying to get a diagnosis for his symptoms has driven his support for The Charity’s work.

An adventurous couple who had just spent two months of their retirement in Australia and New Zealand returned home just ahead of the Covid pandemic to receive a shock brain tumour diagnosis.

A dedicated dad has cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity after his daughter was diagnosed when she was studying at University.

A young woman has revealed how she turned to the party lifestyle to help deal with the emotional trauma she experienced when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The family of a young boy who had proton beam therapy following his brain tumour diagnosis have said that the pandemic actually helped with Noah’s recovery.

A husband has shared the grief he and their two children have experienced since losing his wife to a brain tumour just three months after her diagnosis.

A loving wife who lost her husband of nearly 20 years to a brain tumour has shared the memories they made during their eight years together following his diagnosis.

A grieving sister says she will spend the rest of her life raising funds to find a cure for brain tumours after her sister died from the disease just three months after her diagnosis.

A mighty challenge in tribute to much loved father to raise funds for vital research

John Royden is undertaking quite an epic challenge in July to raise vital funds for The Brain Tumour Charity

An ambitious young woman has got back to the career she loves having been diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago.

A daughter whose beloved dad first had symptoms on her wedding day of the incurable brain tumour which took his life has climbed Mount Snowdon for The Brain Tumour Charity.